Air Canada expands Summer Destinations Capacity in Mexico

Air Canada announced it is expanding its summer schedule to Mexico with 18% more seat capacity than last summer.

Expanding Flights to Mexico

Today, Air Canada announced plans to launch year-round flights between Montréal and Guadalajara starting June 2026, increasing capacity to Mexico by 18% compared to summer 2025.

The new Montréal-Guadalajara service will operate three times weekly, departing from Montréal on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 5:00pm, with return flights on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 8:05am. Air Canada will use the route to connect Mexico to the airline’s global network through Canadian hubs.

Air Canada will also increase frequencies to Cancún, Monterrey, Mexico City and Puerto Vallarta, four in-demand destinations for Canadian and international travellers alike for summer 2026.

The Montréal-Cancun service will increase from seven to 11 weekly flights, while Toronto-Monterrey will expand to four weekly flights from three. Vancouver-Mexico City service will expand to 11 weekly flights which will start from June 27, and Vancouver-Puerto Vallarta will increase to two weekly flights.

Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, and President of Cargo at Air Canada said:

“We continue to expand Air Canada’s far-reaching and diversified global network with improved connectivity between our hubs and cities across Mexico. Since 1954, Mexico has been an important part of our global network, and this summer, Air Canada’s added capacity will further reinforce the long-standing tourism and commercial ties between our two countries. Taking advantage of growing passenger and cargo demand strength, new service between Montréal and Guadalajara will be offered year-round and we will increase capacity to other sought after destinations across the country.”

“Air travel facilitates tourism, trade and connectivity, and Mexico is part of Air Canada’s larger Latin America strategy of enabling fast, convenient passenger and cargo connections through our Canadian gateways to our comprehensive network across all six inhabited continents. We are proud to deliver compelling opportunities for our customers and Aeroplan Members to travel and ship cargo from almost anywhere in the world to Mexico.”

The New Flight Schedule

New Montréal-Guadalajara flights:

Increased capacity for summer 2026:

The scheduled flights plan for Air Canada is subject to change at any time.

Air Canada and Mexico

Air Canada’s first flight to Mexico was in 1954 when flights were routed from Montréal and Toronto to Tampa to Mexico City.

Now Air Canada connects Canada and Mexico all year-round, increasing to 30 non-stop flights from eight Canadian cities to 11 Mexican destinations during peak winter season.

For summer 2026, Air Canada plans to operate 10 daily flights from its Montréal, Toronto and Vancouver hubs to 5 destinations in Mexico, representing 1,700 daily seats one-way, and an 18% increase in seat capacity compared to summer 2025.

In addition to direct flights between Canada and Mexico, Air Canada conveniently connects Mexico globally to Europe and Asia through its Canadian hubs.

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