Air Canada Launches New Service Between Montréal and Guadalajara
- Joe Breitfeller
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Air Canada has today announced the launch of new service between Montréal and Guadalajara. This summer, the carrier will also increase capacity to popular Mexican destinations by 18 percent compared to summer 2025.
On Tuesday (February 17, 2026), Air Canada announced an expansion of their summer 2026 schedule to Mexico with new service between Montréal and Guadalajara, as well as increased frequencies to Cancún, Monterrey, Mexico City and Puerto Vallarta. The new, year-round service to Guadalajara will start in June, while service from Montréal to Cancún will increase to 11 weekly flights, and Toronto-Monterrey service will increase to four weekly flights. From Vancouver to Mexico City will increase to 11 weekly flights, and Puerto Vallarta flights will operate twice weekly. Customers traveling to Mexico with Air Canada will enjoy premium and economy cabin options, as well as free beer, wine, premium Canadian snacks, and complimentary award-winning inflight entertainment. Aeroplan members will also enjoy fast, free Wi-Fi.
In Tuesday’s announcement, Air Canada’s EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, and President of Cargo, Mark Galardo, 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.”
Air Canada is Canada’s largest domestic and international airline. The Canadian flag carrier is a founding member of the Star Alliance and holds a Four-Star ranking from Skytrax. Air Canada provides scheduled passenger service to 180 airports in Canada, the United States, and internationally on six continents. Through the carrier’s Aeroplan loyalty program, customers can earn and redeem points on the world’s largest airline partner network of 45 airlines. Air Canada Cargo offers air freight lift and connectivity to hundreds of destinations across six continents with a dedicated fleet of 767-300 Freighters and passenger aircraft belly hold capacity. Additionally, the airline has committed to a net zero emissions goal from all global operations by 2050.
Source: Air Canada / Globe Newswire
