Montréal, Canada, 04 September 2026 — Air Canada is significantly expanding its international network for summer 2027, announcing five new destinations and seven new routes across Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The carrier revealed the plans today as part of what it describes as its most extensive intercontinental expansion to date.
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From Vancouver, Air Canada will introduce year-round nonstop service to Guangzhou, China, beginning May 4, 2027. The route will be operated with a Boeing 787 Dreamliner and will become the airline’s third destination in mainland China.
Toronto will serve three new European cities: Oslo, Norway; Shannon, Ireland; and Nice, France. The Oslo and Shannon services will be operated with Air Canada’s Airbus A321XLR aircraft, while Toronto–Nice will use Airbus A330-300 aircraft. The airline will also bring back its Toronto–London Heathrow “Daytripper” service and increase Toronto–Shanghai flights to daily.
“Popular for its morning departure time from Toronto, the Daytripper enables customers to fly across the Atlantic during the day and arrive in London in the evening without losing a night of sleep.”
Its new Toronto–Guatemala City service, launching this December, will operate year-round and will be served with the Airbus A330-300 fleet featuring Air Canada Signature, Premium Economy, and Economy cabins.
Meanwhile, Montréal will gain new nonstop connections to Basel, Switzerland, and Dubrovnik, Croatia, using the A321XLR for the Basel connection and the 787 Dreamliner for the Dubrovnik flight. Air Canada will also make its Montréal services to Tenerife, Lima, and Guatemala City year-round.
“Summer 2027 marks the most extensive intercontinental expansion in Air Canada’s history.”
said Mark Galardo, Air Canada’s Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer. He added that the new destinations are intended to support both tourism and commerce while strengthening Canada’s position within major international travel markets.
The aircraft choices also highlight Air Canada’s approach to matching capacity with demand on each route. While larger aircraft such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A330 provide substantial capacity for long-distance markets, the A321XLR offers greater flexibility with lower capacity and long range. This allows Air Canada to open new international routes without necessarily requiring the passenger volumes needed to fill a larger wide-body aircraft, potentially making smaller markets more commercially viable.
For summer 2027, Air Canada expects to operate more than 125 international routes, offering up to 169,000 seats per week from Canada to more than 85 international destinations. The airline says this represents an increase of more than eight percent in available seat miles across the relevant international regions compared with summer 2026, highlighting Air Canada’s ambition to strengthen its position as a leading global carrier and provide Canadian travellers with more nonstop options to key business and leisure destinations around the world.
