Air Transat has become the first and only airline to operate a direct route between Vancouver and Quebec City.
The route will run once a week on Mondays from Vancouver and Sundays from Quebec City until 25OCT.
To mark the inaugural direct flight from YVR-YQB on 02AUG, the 163 pax of the first TS969 flight were welcomed in a festive manner at Vancouver International Airport (pictured). This came a day after 185 pax boarded the inaugural TS968 flight on 01AUG from Quebec City's Jean Lesage International Airport on the same route.
"It was only natural for us to add this route to our summer schedule," says Joseph Adamo, Transat's Chief Sales and Marketing Officer. "As we predicted, travellers are showing a strong interest in domestic destinations, so we are pleased to offer them this new route linking two of Canada's most important tourist hubs."
The plane carrying pax on this new route is the Airbus A321neoLR aircraft, which features spacious cabins and state-of-the-art in-seat entertainment systems, and which is also touted as having the lowest fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in its class.
"We are thrilled to welcome Air Transat back to Canada's skies with its new service connecting YVR to beautiful Quebec City," says Tamara Vrooman, President and CEO of Vancouver International Airport. "The addition of this seasonal flight provides travellers with more options when flying domestically from YVR and is a strong signal of confidence from Air Transat as it rejoins Canada's airlines in the effort to reopen travel and tourism across the country.”
"Now that we can start travelling again, Air Transat is inviting people from Quebec City to discover Western Canada starting this summer," says Stéphane Poirier, President and CEO of Quebec City's Jean Lesage International Airport. "The addition of flights to Vancouver meets a demand expressed by the population for many years and is aligned with our objective to improve air service from Quebec City. We welcome Air Transat's confidence in our market. We hope that passengers will choose YQB as their departure point for their next trip."
This summer, Air Transat will also offer direct flights from Vancouver to Montreal and Toronto.
