Air Transat unveiled its Summer 2026 programme, adding three international routes — including exclusive Quebec City–Marseille and Ottawa–London Gatwick services — and converting several seasonal southern leisure links to year‑round operation. The moves follow the carrier being named Skytrax’s 2025 World’s Best Leisure Airline.
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Air Transat is adding three international routes, including Quebec City–Marseille and Ottawa–London Gatwick, and converting multiple seasonal leisure services to year‑round — a material capacity and network change for Canada’s transatlantic and sun‑market flows.
The timing affects slot competition and scheduling at constrained airports after Canada revised its airport slot reservation procedures.
The expansion comes amid fleet and operational pressures: Air Transat recently completed an engine sale-and-leaseback of Pratt & Whitney GTFs while competitors are repositioning long‑range narrowbodies — see Air Canada’s A321XLR deployment plans — which together shape route economics and timing for long‑thin international services.
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