Air Canada plans dozens more flights out of Mississauga’s Pearson Airport

People flying out of Pearson Airport in Mississauga now have many more international destinations from which to choose as Air Canada announced plans this week to dramatically expand its travel schedule as its COVID-19 pandemic recovery continues.

Canada’s flagship carrier says it’s increasing flights this spring and summer to both North American destinations and travel spots elsewhere around the world.

Air Canada’s summer 2022 international schedule includes the re-launching of 34 routes across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, 16 of those routes out of Pearson Airport and 14 out of Montreal.

Starting in March, non-stop flights will resume from Pearson to Tel Aviv, Paris, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Vienna, Athens and Rome.

In April, the schedule expands to include Venice and Tokyo, while Copenhagen, Budapest, Barcelona, Madrid, Edinburgh and Manchester get off the ground in May.

In June, service from Pearson to Reykjavik (Iceland) resumes.

Service to many of the locations had been suspended since March 2020, the beginning of the pandemic.

It’s a sign, Air Canada officials said in a news release, that “recovery is well underway.”

“This is very exciting news for our customers, especially now that Omicron is behind us, countries are reopening and border measures are being eased around the world for fully vaccinated travellers,” said Mark Galardo, a senior vice-president at Air Canada.

“Air Canada’s recovery is well underway and gaining strength, and we are pleased to expand our international network across four continents as we respond to pent-up demand.”

The relaunch of international routes builds on Air Canada’s major expansion in the North American market, where seven new routes are scheduled for summer 2022 and 41 previously suspended routes are resuming.

Those additions were also announced this week.

Of the seven new routes, one is planned to run out of Pearson Airport. Starting June 2, three flights per week (Thursday, Saturday and Sunday) will be scheduled from Pearson to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Among the routes that will be resuming service in the next few months are flights out of Pearson to Baltimore, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Portland, St. Louis, Hartford, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Kansas City, Fort McMurray, Nanaimo and Gander.

More exciting news for our customers now that countries are reopening and border measures are being eased around the world: We're expanding our international schedule with 34 routes relaunching to Europe, Asia, Africa and The Middle East.

Details: https://t.co/juG8zvMRXV pic.twitter.com/FWy19y0RV2

— Air Canada (@AirCanada) February 22, 2022