Air Transat

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The carrier is adding back service from Toronto and Quebec City to Paris.

Air Canada has resumed its seasonal route between Montreal and Sao Paolo, which will operate throughout the winter until March 2022.

The three destinations will join Air Transat’s network from Montreal next summer.

The Canadian leisure carrier will start serving London from Quebec City during the summer 2022 season.

A pair of new domestic services will launch during the summer 2022 season.

The Star Alliance member will enter the Colombia-Canada market in December.

The carrier is looking to increase connecting capabilities while reducing seasonal variations to ultimately improve aircraft utilization.

Routes profiles Air Transat, the Montreal-based airline and Routes Americas 2021 virtual attendee.

Sun destinations hit as airlines asked for service suspensions.

Leisure carrier revises winter schedule but maintains some international routes.

Canadian carriers say the country's strict regulations are depressing demand.

Canada’s Air Transat plans to fly to 40 destinations during the winter season, with a focus on warm weather locations.

Air Canada and Transat are the two leading airlines operating a wide network of routes between Europe and Canada.

Canada’s flag carrier planned to offer more than 16 million seats during the second quarter of the year but will slash capacity by up to 90% in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

As 2019 draws to a close, Routesonline revisits some of the biggest stories making the headlines. Part one of our review looks at the first six months of the year, featuring Thai Lion Air, Air Transat, airBaltic, Qantas, Jet Airways and more.

This week: Passenger demand picks up in August; Austrian Airlines to start Birmingham service; Spirit increases Puerto Rico focus and more.

Air Canada is in exclusive talks to buy the company that owns Air Transat, potentially providing an opportunity to quickly expand its Air Canada Rouge business and increase consolidation in the transatlantic market. The proposed acquisition comes days after private equity firm Onex Corp struck a deal for Canadian rival WestJet.

This week: Eurowings heads into Eastern Europe; Air Transat receives first A321LR; Adelaide Airport reports international growth; Volotea to grow its fleet and more.

As one of the co-founders of Transat, Jean-Marc Eustache has been at the helm of the group since 1987 and has helped to grow the company into a giant of the Canadian travel industry. He speaks exclusively to Routesonline about mounting competition in Air Transat’s home market, how the airline is strengthening its position on transatlantic routes, and the future growth of its fleet. Ahead of his planned retirement, Eustache also discusses some of the proudest achievements during his distinguished career - and the toughest challenges he has faced.

This week: GOL to launch Brasilia - Cancun; Air Transat adds second destination in Croatia; and Delta plans new route to Portugal.

Routesonline looks back at an eventful second half of 2017 which included the 23rd World Routes taking place in Barcelona, the failures of Monarch and Air Berlin, and Airbus' A380 celebrating a decade of commercial flight.

Thomas Cook and Air Transat have agreed a winter aircraft exchange to take advantage of the different seasonality of the two companies.

World's longest-range single-seater set for 2019 debut in the continent

Airport Strategy & Marketing provides expert insight into three of this week's stand-out new routes