Air Canada Expands Winter Schedule With New Destinations, Routes

Flights will operate through the winter 2026-27 season.

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An Air Canada Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson)
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Key Takeaways:

  • Air Canada announced a significant expansion of its winter 2026-27 schedule, introducing 16 new seasonal routes.
  • The expansion includes five new warm-weather destinations: Tenerife (Canary Islands – the only North American routes), Roatán (Honduras), Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), Mérida (Mexico), and Mazatlán (Mexico).
  • Additionally, Air Canada added 11 new seasonal routes to existing popular vacation destinations from various Canadian cities.
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Air Canada announced a significant expansion of its winter 2026-27 schedule this week, including seasonal service to five new warm weather destinations.

The carrier will launch the only routes from North America to Tenerife in the Canary Islands, with service from Toronto and Montreal. The other new destinations are Roatán, Honduras (from Toronto and Montreal); Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (from Montreal); Mérida, Mexico (from Toronto); and Mazatlán, Mexico (from Vancouver).

The frequencies and start and end dates for these routes are:

  • Montreal to Tenerife: Saturdays to Tenerife, Sundays return, Oct. 31 – April 25, 2027
  • Toronto to Tenerife: Thursdays and Sundays to Tenerife, Mondays and Fridays return, Oct. 25 – April 30, 2027
  • Montreal to Roatán: Saturdays, Dec. 12 – April 10, 2027
  • Toronto to Roatán: Sundays, Dec. 13 – April 11, 2027
  • Montreal to Santo Domingo: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays, and Mondays, Dec. 10 – April 18, 2027
  • Toronto to Mérida: Mondays and Saturdays, Nov. 21 – April 17, 2027
  • Vancouver to Mazatlán: Tuesdays and Fridays, Dec. 15 – April 9, 2027

Officials said the routes to Tenerife will operate with Airbus A321XLR aircraft.

“We are further cementing Air Canada’s global network as one of the most far-reaching from the North American continent,” Mark Galardo, Air Canada’s executive vice president, chief commercial officer, and president of cargo, said in a news release.

The airline also announced 11 new seasonal routes to existing destinations. They are:

  • Vancouver to Liberia, Costa Rica: Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays, and Mondays, Dec. 13 – April 12, 2027
  • Vancouver to Monterrey, Mexico: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, Dec. 3 – April 24, 2027
  • Vancouver to Puerto Escondido, Mexico: Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, Dec. 7 – April 10, 2027
  • Montreal to Aruba: Sundays, Dec. 6 – April 4, 2027
  • Calgary to Cancun, Mexico: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, Dec. 11 to April 11, 2027
  • Calgary to Puerto Vallarta: Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, Dec. 10 to April 10, 2027
  • Edmonton to Montego Bay, Jamaica: Mondays through Sundays, Dec. 7 – April 4, 2027
  • Winnipeg to Montego Bay: Sundays and Mondays, Dec. 7 – April 5, 2027
  • Winnipeg to Punta Cana: Thursdays, Dec. 7 – April 8, 2027
  • Quebec City to Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe: Thursdays, Dec. 17 – April 8, 2027
  • Halifax to Bridgetown, Barbados: Thursdays, Dec. 17 – April 1, 2027

Zach Vasile

Zach Vasile is a writer and editor covering news in all aspects of commercial aviation. He has reported for and contributed to the Manchester Journal Inquirer, the Hartford Business Journal, the Charlotte Observer, and the Washington Examiner, with his area of focus being the intersection of business and government policy.
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