Air Transat Announces Network Increases For Summer 2024

Earlier today, Air Transat announced its summer 2024 schedule from Montreal and Quebec, which will reach nearly 40 destinations.

Air Transat summer 2024 expansion

For those unfamiliar with the aviation industry, it is typical for an airline to announce its schedule six months in advance. Though the winter aviation season has just begun, several carriers have made announcements regarding their summer 2024 operations. Earlier today, Air Transat, a leisure carrier from Canada, became the latest airline to do so.

According to an announcement today, Air Transat plans to offer more than 180 weekly flights to nearly 40 destinations. From Montreal alone, the Canadian airline will fly to 20 European cities. Perhaps one of the most notable changes is that Air Transat will fly to Lima, Peru, year-round. Flights from Montreal to Peru will operate once weekly on the Airbus A321neo.

Several Latin American and Caribbean destinations that already receive year-round service from Air Transat will see increased operations. This includes cities like Cancun, Montego Bay, Port-Au-Prince, Punta Cana, and Varadero. Cancun and Punta Cana will have the most flights from Montreal, eight weekly, an increase of one weekly frequency over 2023.

“By strengthening our frequency of flights to promising markets, expanding our presence in Europe, the U.S. and the South, and reducing the seasonality of our operations, we are well positioned to maximize our revenues and market share in Quebec.” – Michèle Barre, Chief Revenue Officer, Air Transat

European cities will see the most significant increase in Air Transat flights, with 17 additional weekly flights compared to this year. Paris will receive the most significant growth, four weekly flights, three from Montreal and one from Quebec. Barcelona will increase from four times weekly to daily. Nantes and Bordeaux will have two extra weekly flights from Montreal.

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Several cities in the Golden State (California) and Sunshine State (Florida) are also due for an increase in Air Transat operations. Orlando International Airport will have the most significant change of American cities, going from three weekly flights to daily operations. Fort Lauderdale will increase to daily operations from four weekly flights, while neighboring Miami will go from three weekly flights to five.

Flights from North America to Lima

According to Cirium data, 1,369 flights are scheduled in both directions between North America and Lima in June 2024 from nine airlines. The busiest route belongs to American Airlines, which plans to fly three times daily from Miami International Airport to Lima using its Airbus A321neos. LATAM also has a route between the two cities but has 74 flights scheduled each way in October. The South American carrier also has plans to fly from Cancun to Lima two times daily.

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United Airlines has two Lima routes, one from Newark Liberty International Airport and the other from Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport, each operating once daily. From Newark, United deploys the Boeing 757-200 while operations from Houston are on the Boeing 767-300. LATAM connects Lima to Miami, Mexico City, Atlanta, Cancun, New York City (JFK), and Los Angeles. Delta has just one route from Atlanta, operated by the Airbus A350s.

Aeromexico has two daily flights from Mexico City’s Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez. Aeromexico’s flights bring its seat offerings on the route to nearly 20,000 as it deploys the Boeing 737 MAX 8. JetBlue has one daily flight scheduled from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport using its Airbus A321s. Volaris has daily flights on routes to Cancun and Mexico City. Several airlines compete on the Cancun – Lima route as Sky Airline connects the two cities, on top of Volaris and LATAM.

Do you have your eye on any of Air Transat’s Summer 2024 destinations? Let us know in the comments.

Source: Cirium