Air Canada Boosts Mexico Capacity by 18% This Summer

Air Canada is adding a new year-round route between Montréal and Guadalajara and increasing overall capacity to Mexico by 18% for summer 2026, citing growing commercial ties with the country as the impetus.

The Montréal–Guadalajara service is scheduled to launch on 02JUN 2026, operating three times weekly. According to the carrier’s published schedule, flight AC1393 will depart Montréal for Guadalajara on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 17:00, arriving at 20:55. The return flight, AC1392, will leave Guadalajara for Montréal on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays at 08:05, arriving at 15:30.

Air Canada notes the increased capacity to Mexico is in line with Canada’s trade objectives: “While Canada and Mexico are deepening ties, the airline is further strengthening its schedule to Mexico to support growing travel to and from Mexico.”

The carrier also refers to "supporting Canada’s trade diversification" which reflects a strategy to diversify from reliance on the US market.

The route will be operated year-round, targeting both passenger and cargo demand between Quebec and western Mexico.

In addition to the new route, Air Canada plans to add capacity and frequencies on existing services from its Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver hubs to key Mexican destinations including Cancún, Monterrey, Mexico City, and Puerto Vallarta for summer 2026. The airline says that, at peak, it will operate 10 daily flights from Canada to five destinations in Mexico, offering approximately 1,700 one-way seats per day, representing an 18% increase in seats compared with the previous summer.

Air Canada notes that it has served Mexico since 1954 and now operates year-round links that expand to as many as 30 routes from multiple Canadian cities to 11 destinations in Mexico during the peak winter season. The carrier frames the additional summer 2026 capacity as supporting growing tourism and trade flows between Canada and Mexico and as part of a broader Latin America strategy built around its hubs in Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver.

New Montréal-Guadalajara flights**:

Increased capacity for Summer 2026:

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**Schedule times are subject to change