Air Canada announced the launch of new flights for the 2026-2027 winter season to Mazatlán, Sinaloa; Monterrey, Nuevo León; and Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, from Vancouver. Flights will also depart from Toronto to Mérida, Yucatán, and from Calgary to Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco; and to Cancún, Quintana Roo.
The Toronto-Mérida flight will begin operating on November 21 and conclude on April 17, 2027; while the Vancouver-Mazatlán flight will begin on December 15 and end on April 9, 2027. Both will have two weekly frequencies.
The Vancouver-Monterrey flight will operate from December 3 to April 24, 2027, with three weekly frequencies. The Vancouver-Puerto Escondido route will begin on December 7 and end on April 10, 2027, with four weekly flights.
The Calgary-Cancun route will operate from December 11 to April 11, 2027, with four weekly flights; and the Calgary-Puerto Vallarta route, with three weekly flights, will operate from December 10 to April 10, 2027.
“Air Canada is expanding its flights to Latin America from Vancouver, thanks to the growth of our A220 and Air Canada Rouge aircraft fleets. This allows us to open direct routes to Mexico, including Mazatlán, our newest Mexican destination, and Mérida,” said Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, and President of Cargo at Air Canada.
Luis Noriega Benet, Commercial Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, stated, “We are proud to continue growing in Mexico, a key market for Air Canada, and reaffirming our commitment to connecting the country with the world through Canada via an increasingly robust route network.”
He added that, in this regard, they have established themselves as the only airline with direct flights from Nuevo León to Canada with the Monterrey-Toronto route, to which the new Monterrey-Vancouver route will now be added. They are also continuing to strengthen their presence in destinations such as Mérida and Mazatlán, as part of their strategic expansion in Mexico and Latin America.
Meanwhile, the Secretary of Tourism for Sinaloa, Mireya Sosa Osuna, stated that this achievement is the result of the coordinated work between the state government and Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte (OMA) to increase the flow of international passengers to the state.
Source: periodicoviaje
