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Latin America Plays Starring Role in Air Canada’s Winter Sun Schedule

by Bruce Parkinson  May 06, 2025
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Air Canada has announced a winter sun schedule with a strong focus on Latin America, including four new destinations and 13 new routes.

Highlights of the carrier’s new services for the Winter 2025-26 season include new destinations Rio de Janeiro, Cartagena, Guatemala City, and Guadalajara. 

As well, 13 new routes are being introduced including to Santiago, Pointe-a-Pitre, Fort-de-France, Nassau, Montego Bay, and Huatulco , along with additional frequencies to popular vacation destinations. 

In total, with over 55 daily flights and more than 80,000 seats weekly, Air Canada says it will offer the most comprehensive offering of any Canadian carrier flying to Latin America. All flights are now available for sale.

“Air Canada is delivering on its New Frontiers strategy with the expansion of its Latin America presence this winter. We are excited to be adding Rio de Janeiro, Cartagena, Guatemala City and Guadalajara to our global network, and increasing service to Santiago with new flights from Montreal,” said Mark Galardo, EVP & Chief Commercial Officer and President, Cargo. 

“Our Latin America winter schedule has been built to serve both Canadian and global Sixth Freedom connecting travellers, as well as capitalize on growing cargo opportunities,” Galardo added.

“We are also very pleased to add new winter routes from Halifax, Quebec City, Ottawa and Vancouver, to the Bahamas, Jamaica, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Mexico, and increase capacity to popular sun vacation destinations.”

Cartagena, Colombia. Photo: Air Canada Vacations
Cartagena, Colombia. Photo: Air Canada Vacations

Air Canada’s new South America routes:

FlightFromToDepartArriveDays of 
Operation
Season
AC84Toronto 
(YYZ)
Rio de Janeiro 
(GIG)
23:3010:45 +1 
day
Tue, Thu, SatDec. 4, 2025 
– Mar. 28, 2026
AC85Rio de 
Janeiro 
(GIG)
Toronto (YYZ)21:3007:00 +1 
day
Wed, Fri, SunDec. 5, 2025 
– Mar. 29, 2026
AC936Toronto 
(YYZ)
Cartagena 
(CTG)
08:1513:40SatDec. 20, 2025 
– Apr. 11, 2026
AC937Cartagena 
(CTG)
Toronto (YYZ)14:4020:25SatDec. 20, 2025 
– Apr. 11, 2026
AC52Montreal 
(YUL)
Santiago 
(SCL)
17:5007:00 +1 
day
Tue, Thu, SatDec. 16, 2025 
– Feb. 27, 2026
AC53Santiago 
(SCL)
Montreal 
(YUL)
08:3517:45Wed, Fri, SunDec. 17, 2025 
– Feb. 28, 2026
AC1388Montreal 
(YUL)
Cartagena 
(CTG)
08:1514:00SatDec. 20, 2025 
– Apr. 11, 2026
AC1389Cartagena 
(CTG)
Montreal 
(YUL)
15:0020:25SatDec. 20, 2025 
– Apr. 11, 2026
Air Canada will offer new flights from Halifax to Nassau this winter.

Air Canada’s new Central America, Caribbean and Mexico routes:

FlightFromToDepartArriveDays of OperationSeason
AC1368Montreal 
(YUL)
Guatemala 
City (GUA)
17:3522:30Thu, SatOct. 2, 2025 – 
April 25, 2026
AC1369Guatemala 
City (GUA)
Montreal 
(YUL)
10:5016:50Fri, SunOct. 3, 2025 – 
April 26, 2026
AC960Quebec 
(YQB)
Fort-de-
France (FDF)
09:3515:45SunDec. 7, 2025 – 
Apr. 26, 2026
AC961Fort-de-
France (FDF)
Quebec 
(YQB)
16:4521:20SunDec. 7, 2025 – 
Apr. 26, 2026
AC946Toronto 
(YYZ)
Pointe-à-Pitre 
(PTP)
08:1514:10SatDec. 20, 2025 – 
Apr. 11, 2026
AC953Pointe-à-
Pitre (PTP)
Toronto (YYZ)15:1019:40SatDec. 20, 2025 – 
Apr. 11, 2026
AC1360Toronto (YYZ)Guadalajara 
(GDL)
16:4521:10Tue, Thu, SatNov. 04, 2025 – 
Apr. 28, 2026
AC1361Guadalajara 
(GDL)
Toronto (YYZ)08:3014:05Wed, Fri, SunNov. 05, 2025 – 
Apr. 29, 2026
AC1270Ottawa 
(YOW)
Nassau (NAS)07:1511:05FriDec. 5, 2025 – 
Apr. 10, 2026
AC1271Nassau 
(NAS)
Ottawa 
(YOW)
12:1515:40FriDec. 5, 2025 – 
Apr. 10, 2026
AC1274Ottawa 
(YOW)
Montego Bay 
(MBJ)
08:3013:15SunDec. 7, 2025 – 
Apr. 12, 2026
AC1275Montego Bay 
(MBJ)
Ottawa 
(YOW)
14:2518:40SunDec. 7, 2025 – 
Apr. 12, 2026
AC1290Halifax (YHZ)Nassau (NAS)17:1020:20FriDec. 5, 2025 – 
Apr. 10, 2026
AC1289Nassau 
(NAS)
Halifax (YHZ)21:2002:00 +1 dayFriDec. 5, 2025 – 
Apr. 10, 2026
AC1278Halifax (YHZ)Montego Bay 
(MBJ)
09:2513:30ThuDec. 4, 2025 – 
Apr. 9, 2026
AC1279Montego Bay 
(MBJ)
Halifax (YHZ)14:3020:00ThuDec. 4, 2025 – 
Apr. 9, 2026
AC980Vancouver 
(YVR)
Huatulco 
(HUX)
08:3016:35SunDec. 7, 2025 – 
Apr. 12, 2026
AC981Huatulco 
(HUX)
Vancouver 
(YVR)
17:3522:15SunDec. 7, 2025 – 
Apr. 12, 2026
  
  
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