Air Canada has announced an expanded year-round service from Manchester to Toronto.
Flights from Manchester to Toronto will become year-round as of October. The route will be operated onboard the airline’s newest fleet type, the Airbus A321XLR, featuring the first Air Canada narrow-body aircraft to offer Signature Class lie-flat seats.
Along with the Manchester to Toronto route, Air Canada will run increased winter services to Latin America, as well as adding Quito, the capital of Ecuador, to its network. Both routes start in early December onboard a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with a choice of Signature Class, Premium Economy and Economy cabins. Air Canada’s flights to Quito have been designed to connect at both its Toronto and Montreal global hubs to facilitate convenient, easy travel from Europe.
“With a comprehensive network spanning all six inhabited continents, Air Canada’s expanded winter schedule further cements our hubs as premier global gateways facilitating fast, convenient travel. These exciting new additions and enhancements are a catalyst to facilitating tourism, trade and connectivity, and deliver more compelling opportunities for our customers and Aeroplan Members to travel almost anywhere in the world to, from or via Canada,” said Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, and President of Cargo at Air Canada.
“We are continuing our strategic expansion into Latin America, taking advantage of continued demand strength and cargo opportunities, while leveraging a new Airbus A321 XLR base at our Toronto-Pearson global hub to enable year-round service from Copenhagen and Manchester.”
In South America, Air Canada is also expanding its schedule to Brazil, Peru and Chile, with earlier starts and more frequencies on services to Rio and Lima as well as its newly-launched flights between Montreal and Santiago, while in Coloumbia, Air Canada’s flights to Bogota will operate onboard the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.
- Words:
- Bradley Lengden
- Published on:
- Tue 3 Feb 2026
