Canada and Peru will be reconnected with non-stop flights during the winter season through the new services of Air Transat connecting Lima with Montreal and Toronto.
The Peruvian capital will become Air Transat’s second South American destination after Cartagena, where it will also fly in the winter season.
The service between Toronto and Lima will have two weekly frequencies, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, from December 20 to April 24. The service between Montreal and Lima will be effective from December 26 to April 26, and will consist of a weekly flight on Fridays. They will be carried out on Airbus A321LR aircraft with a capacity for 12 passengers in Club Class and 187 in Economy.
These flights would cover the space left by Air Canada, which would not return to Peru during the next winter season.
«We are proud to add Lima to our portfolio of destinations on three continents«, said Michèle Barre, Chief Revenue Officer of Transat.
«This strategic expansion allows us to diversify our long-haul offering by maximising the use of our A321LR aircraft, and to capitalize on the sustained growth of tourism in South America. Meanwhile, we are consolidating our presence in the Mexican market – a key destination of our Caribbean winter program – by restarting our operations in Cozumel«, she added.
The flights between Montreal and Cozumel will be extended between December 15 and April 26, also with a weekly frequency.
Air Transat in Latin America and the Caribbean
Air Transat is part of the Transat AT tourist group, so it has a strong presence in the main holiday destinations of Latin America and the Caribbean.
According to the schedule published at the moment of this article in Cirium, the offer of flights in the region for the summer season is composed as follows:
- From Toronto to Samaná, Cayo Coco, Cartagena, Cancún, Holguin, Guanacaste, La Romana, Lima, Montego Bay, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Puerto Vallarta, Rio Hato, San José de Costa Rica, San Juan (PR), Santa Clara, St. Maarten, and Varadero.
- From London (Ontario) to Cancún and Punta Cana.
- From Montreal to Acapulco, Samaná, Cayo Coco, Cartagena, Cancún, Cozumel, Fort De France, Havana, Lima, Holguin, Guanacaste, La Romana, Montego Bay, Port Au Prince, Puerto Plata, Ponte-a-Pitre, Punta Cana, Puerto Vallarta, Rio Hato, San Salvador, San José de Costa Rica, San Juan (PR), Santa Clara, St. Maarten, and Varadero.
- From Moncton to Cancún and Punta Cana.
- From Quebec to Samaná, Cayo Coco, Cancún, Holguín, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Puerto Vallarta, Santa Clara, and Varadero.
- From Ottawa to Cayo Coco, Cancún, Puerto Plata, Santa Clara, and Varadero.
- From Halifax to Cayo Coco, Cancún, Holguín, Punta Cana, and Varadero.
- From Hamilton to Cayo Coco, Cancún, Puerto Plata, and Punta Cana.
In total, Air Transat will have, on average, 216 weekly flights from Canada to Latin America and the Caribbean during January, translating to an offer of 50,488 seats, 22.6% more than during January 2023. This may be subject to changes once the entire winter programming is officially launched.
