Canadians have more ways than ever to get to great sun destinations, including Tulum, Sarasota, Saint Martin, Phoenix, Los Cabos and Punta Cana.
Air Canada today (June 26) announced it is boosting its 2024-25 winter sun network, with increased frequencies and featuring new routes from Ottawa and Quebec City to Tulum and from Montreal to Saint Maarten. In addition, more flights are scheduled from Halifax, Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver to popular vacation destinations in Florida and the Caribbean. This winter, Air Canada plans to operate up to 50 flights departing Canada every day, serving a total of 55 Caribbean and US Sun vacation destinations.
“Air Canada continues to expand the breadth of its winter leisure network by adding new routes to in-demand leisure destinations, including Saint Maarten and Tulum. Air Canada was the first Canadian carrier to launch service to Tulum, the newest airport in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, and we are thrilled to expand our services to offer non-stop flights from both Ottawa and Quebec City to this exciting destination,” said Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President, Revenue and Network Planning, at Air Canada.
“With the addition of new services to Saint Maarten from Montreal complementing our services from Toronto, Air Canada offers the most weekly frequencies from Canada to this binational, multicultural Caribbean island.”
The Mayan ruins at Tulum, south of Cancun. JIM BYERS PHOTO
There’s also a big boost on flights to Florida. The Toronto-Sarasota route is getting a fourth weekly flight, while Montreal will get a third weekly flight to Miami. Air Canada is also boosting service to several Florida cities from Ottawa. Ottawa-Orlando will go from two flights a week to four, while Ottawa-Tampa will go from one weekly flight to two. Flights between Ottawa and Fort Lauderdale will increase from four to six per week. Flights from Halifax to Tampa will go from two a week to three this winter.
“Air Canada and Air Canada Vacations will offer a multitude of travel options and increased frequencies from airports across Canada so customers can conveniently reach popular winter sun destinations,” Galardo said. “These flights are already available for sale and customers can make their winter travel plans now.”
Increases in winter flying from Toronto
| Toronto | Peak winter 2024 service improvements and seasonal resumptions |
| Toronto (YYZ) – Sarasota (SRQ) | Increases to 4 weekly flights from 3 |
| Toronto (YYZ) – New Orleans (MSY) | Increases to 5 weekly flights from 4 |
| Toronto (YYZ) – Los Cabos (SJD) | Increases to 5 weekly flights from 3 |
| Toronto (YYZ) – Saint Martin (SXM) | Increases to 4 weekly flights from 2 |
| Toronto (YYZ) – Bermuda (BDA) | Increases to 4 weekly flights from 3 |
| Toronto (YYZ) – Tulum (TQO) | New winter route, 4 weekly flights |
Increases in winter flying from Montreal
| Montreal | Peak winter 2024 service improvements and seasonal resumptions |
| Montreal (YUL) – Saint Maarten (SXM) | New route, 1 weekly flight |
| Montreal (YUL) – Miami (MIA) | Increases to 3 daily flights from 2 |
| Montreal (YUL) – Phoenix (PHX) | Increases to 4 weekly flights from 2 |
| Montreal (YUL) – San José (SJO) | Increases to 1 daily flight from 3 weekly |
| Montreal (YUL) – Providenciales (PLS) | Increases to 3 weekly flights from 2 |
| Montreal (YUL) – Fort-de-France (FDF) | Increases to 6 weekly flights from 5 |
| Montreal (YUL) – Tulum (TQO) | New winter route, 5 weekly flights |
Increases in winter flying from Quebec City
| Quebec | Peak winter 2024 service improvements and seasonal resumptions |
| Quebec (YQB) – Tulum (TQO) | New route, 1 weekly flight |
| Québec (YQB) – Orlando (MCO) | Resumed October 30, with 2 weekly flights |
| Québec (YQB) – Fort Lauderdale (FLL) | Resumed October 31, with 2 weekly flights |
| Québec (YQB) – Punta Cana (PUJ) | Resumed October 30, with 2 weekly flights |
| Québec (YQB) – Cancún (CUN) | Resumed October 31, with 1 weekly flights |
Increases in winter flying from Ottawa
| Ottawa | Peak winter 2024 service improvements and seasonal resumptions |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Tulum (TQO) | New route, 1 weekly flight |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Tampa (TPA) | Increases to 2 weekly flights from 1 |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Orlando (MCO) | Increases to 4 weekly flights from 2 |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Fort Lauderdale (FLL) | Increases to 6 weekly flights from 4 |
| Ottawa (YOW) – Punta Cana (PUJ) | Increases to 4 weekly flights from 3 |
Increases in winter flying from Halifax and Vancouver
| Vancouver | Peak winter 2024 service improvements and seasonal resumptions |
| Vancouver (YVR) – Cancún (CUN) | Increases to 2 daily flights from 1 |
| Halifax | Peak winter 2024 service improvements and seasonal resumptions |
| Halifax (YHZ) – Tampa (TPA) | Increases to 3 weekly flights from 2 |
