Air Transat announced expansion from Toronto Pearson has wings! The carrier’s first ever flights to Turkey and Guyana took flight on 16DEC.
The Istanbul route operates year-round, twice weekly on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with a third weekly flight on Thursdays from May 2026.
The airline says the service is designed to tap into onward connections through a newly signed codeshare with Turkish Airlines in November, opening up destinations across Türkiye, Asia and the Middle East.
The previously announced Toronto–Georgetown route has been extended until May 2026 and operates twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays. Flights are operated with the smaller Airbus A321LR.
Both routes also benefit from Air Transat’s joint venture with Porter Airlines, enabling travellers from Western Canada, Ottawa, Montreal and the Maritimes to connect through Toronto onto the new destinations.
Sebastian Ponce, Transat’s Chief Revenue Officer, said the routes were a strategic step for the carrier: “Istanbul unlocks a world of onward possibilities through our partnership with Turkish Airlines, and Georgetown strengthens ties with Canada’s Guyanese community.
“Together, these routes invite discovery and deliver the seamless comfort that defines Air Transat,” he added.
Istanbul and Georgetown join a growing list of Air Transat’s recent new routes as reported here at Open Jaw, including Montreal to Guadalajara, Quebec to Martinique and Toronto–Accra.
