Following the annualization of service to Lyon announced earlier this winter, Air Transat will now offer year-round service between Montreal and Marseille. Direct service to Nantes, which was scheduled to end in fall, will also be extended until January 24, 2024.
On Wednesday (April 12, 2023), Air Transat announced that service between Montreal and Marseille will now be operated year-round, joining the annualization of service to Lyon which was announced earlier this winter. Additionally, Air Transat will extend service to Nantes, which was scheduled to end in fall, through January 24, 2024. Currently, Air Transat is the only airline to offer direct flights from Canada to Marseille and Nantes. A total of seven French cities will be served by the airline this year, including year-round service to Paris, Lyon and Marseille.
In Wednesday’s announcement, Air Transat’s Chief Revenue Officer, Michèle Barre, said,
“Annualizing key routes of our flight network is at the core of our strategy, which is facilitated by the agility of our Airbus A321LR fleet. In the fall of 2022, we extended our service to Marseille until the end of the year for the very first time. Given the success of this initiative, we are delighted to repeat the experience, this time to Nantes. The demand for the French provinces is skyrocketing; as the leading carrier between Quebec and France, we are happy to offer our world-class in-flight experience to an expanding clientele.”
Also commenting on the annualization of service to Marseille, Aéroport Marseille-Provence’s Director of Marketing and Sales, Julien Boullay, said,
“We are thankful for Air Transat's confidence in Marseille-Provence, France's second largest regional airport. The annualization of the Montreal-Marseille route is the result of a dynamic market that is increasingly less seasonal, driven by a solid leisure passenger base keen on direct long-haul flights – of which Montreal has always been one of the leading destinations. And with 300 days of sunshine a year, there is no doubt that Provence will also be very popular with Canadian travellers in the wintertime.”
Speaking on the extension of service to Nantes through January 2024, Nantes Atlantique Airport – VINVI Airports’ Chairman & CEO, Xavier Lortat-Jacob, added,
“Montreal is the longest-running international destination for our airport. These 20 years of operation have enabled us to build significant economic and cultural exchanges between Western France and Canada. Travellers on both sides of the pond will now be able to meet up more often this year thanks to the trust and commitment of Air Transat. We are pleased to strengthen the connectivity of our territory and its overseas influence.”
Montreal-based Transat A.T. Inc. (TSX: TRZ), the parent company of Air Transat, was founded over 35 years ago. The company has 5,000 employees and a leading leisure airline in Canada, as well as the leading integrated tourism company. Transat offers vacation packages, hotel accommodations and air service to destinations across the Americas, Europe and the Caribbean. With codeshare and interline partnerships, Air Transat offers service to over 300 destinations. In 2022, Air Transat was voted the ‘World’s Best Leisure Airline in North America’ at the Skytrax World Airline Awards. The carrier is currently renewing their fleet with the most fuel-efficient and environmentally aircraft in their class, as part of Air Transat’s commitment to a healthier environment, knowing that this is essential for the preservation of the magnificent destinations they serve.
Source: Transat A.T. Inc./CNW Telbec
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