A brand new nonstop Montreal to Amsterdam route will take off this summer time because of robust demand for European journey, Air Canada introduced.
Canada’s flag provider will fly its Boeing 787 Dreamliners from the nation’s second-largest metropolis to the favored Dutch capital 5 occasions weekly between June 2 and Oct. 14.
The route will depart Montreal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) at 10:10 p.m. (native time) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, arriving at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) at 11 a.m. the next day. The journey will take about six hours and 50 minutes in whole.
Flights from AMS will depart at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, arriving at YUL at 3:30 p.m. that very same afternoon.
Tickets are in the stores now through Air Canada’s web site.
Air Canada already provides direct routes to Amsterdam year-round from Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) and one-stop routes from YUL, with one stopover in both YYZ or Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Germany.
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“We proceed to see robust demand for journey to Europe and we’re thrilled to extend service and add new, continuous service between Montreal and Amsterdam for summer time 2023, complementing our year-round service between Toronto and the Dutch capital,” the airline’s senior vp of community planning, Mark Galardo, stated of the information.
“With as much as double day by day flights between Canada and Amsterdam this summer time from two of our international hubs, prospects on either side of the Atlantic have an abundance of handy decisions to go to and discover one another’s international locations and past. Customers can begin planning forward and guide with confidence,” Galardo added.
Air Canada presently has its personal Aeroplan loyalty program and is a founding member of Star Alliance alongside Lufthansa, Swiss, Thai Airways and United Airlines.
If you are planning to fly this route, it’s helpful to know that you could now enter the Star Alliance lounge at AMS with pay-as-you-go entry — not simply in case you’re a Gold member.
It’s additionally value noting that KLM provides nonstop flights from Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Calgary International Airport (YYC) to AMS. The provider is a member of SkyTeam, which might now be very helpful for Virgin Points-collecting Flying Club members.