Flights from Montreal to the French regions will now be offered by Air Transat, a Canadian leisure airline based in Montreal. The first direct flight from Montreal to Marseille took off this week, and there are plans to expand the service to five additional destinations.
The French provinces of Brittany, Provence, Aquitaine, and Auvergne will once again be accessible by direct flight from the Canadian province of Quebec, according to the French government. The airline will expand its service to all six locations from its home base at Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL).
In addition, the airline will begin offering more flights to Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) from Quebec City and Toronto in the near future. The tremendous demand for visiting friends and family, according to Joseph Adamo, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of Air Transat, was a crucial element in the restart of flights:
“We are delighted to be able to continue our flights to the French provinces.” “These routes, the majority of which we run solely, have been a vital component of our flight schedule for many years,” says the airline.
“The relationships that bind Canada and France are very vital, and as our global recovery gains momentum, we look forward to addressing the considerable latent demand that exists between the two countries.” It’s our experience that travelers, whether they’re on vacation or just visiting family and friends, really enjoy the convenience of flying directly to their ultimate destination, particularly on our new-generation aircraft.”
The airline has also just announced that it would run 69 direct flights this summer, all of which will be served by aircraft from the Airbus A321neo family.
Direct flights to France have been increased. Short-haul domestic flights in France are being phased out, and the restored routes for Canadian tourists coincide with this transition.
The prohibition does not apply to routes that link to foreign destinations; nonetheless, it has resulted in fewer possibilities for international travelers who want to self-connect for onward travel to the regions of France.
The airline expects to fly up to 43 weekly flights between Montreal, Quebec City, and Toronto from the three cities during the peak summer season. Beginning in early May, passengers departing from Montreal will be able to take advantage of multiple weekly flights to Bordeaux, Lyon, Marseille, Nantes, Nice, and Toulouse.
