Air Canada, Canada’s largest airline and flag carrier, has announced it will be introducing new transborder routes between Canada and the United States, and it will also increase capacity for existing routes travelling across the U.S.-Canada border, in addition to plans to expand its international capacity.
Transborder Flights for 2026
Air Canada will begin operating a select number of transborder routes between Canada and the United States for the Summer 2026 season. Flights on these new services are already available for purchase on the Air Canada website, through Air Canada Contact Centres, and through travel agents.
Mark Galardo, executive vice president and chief commercial officer of Air Canada, and president of Air Canada Cargo, said the following:
“Air Canada is launching services to San Antonio and linking Columbus and Cleveland to Montreal to support travel between these destinations and points across our global network. We are also boosting capacity on other markets to provide additional travel options for customers on both sides of the Atlantic.”
Air Canada is set to boost its transborder capacity by 15 percent in Summer 2026 compared to Summer 2025. The transborder capacity for the Summer 2026 schedule is in line with that of Summer 2024, although Air Canada plans for the 2026 increase to bring more choice to international travellers on the airline’s international network who are connecting to the United States and Canada.
Air Canada’s Summer 2026 Schedule
The new flights entering Air Canada’s schedule in Summer from May-October 2026 are as follows:
- AC1019: Toronto (YYZ) 18:20 — San Antonio, Texas (SAT) 21:00, operating Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays;
- AC1018: San Antonio, Texas (SAT) 10:30 — Toronto (YYZ) 15:07, operating Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays;
- AC8647: Montreal (YUL) 16:40 — Cleveland, Ohio (CLE) 18:14, operating daily;
- AC8649: Cleveland, Ohio (CLE) 14:40 — Montreal (YUL) 16:25, operating daily;
- AC8621: Montreal (YUL) 16:40 — Columbus, Ohio (CMH) 18:39, operating daily;
- AC8622: Columbus, Ohio (CMH) 14:40 — Montreal (YUL) 16:22, operating daily.
Air Canada, the country’s national airline as well as Canada’s largest airline, is a founding member of Star Alliance and provides direct services to 195 destinations across Canada, the United States and across six continents. It was founded in 1937 as Trans-Canada Air Lines and is based at Toronto Pearson International Airport.
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