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Transat’s Bernard Côté on ‘Diversifying Network’ from Toronto Gateway

Bernard Côté, Senior Director of Brand Communications at Air Transat, spoke with Open Jaw prez Nina about the airline’s strategic plan for the Toronto market with the launch of a number of ‘not typical’ destinations. The carrier began flying to Medellín from YYZ via Cartagena on 01NOV, and launches Istanbul on 06DEC, 2025 along with Georgetown, Guyana on 16DEC, 2025. Air Transat continues its expansion into South America next year with the addition of Toronto to Rio from 04FEB, 2026.

An additional news drop announced expanded Montreal routes with non-stop flights to Dakar, Senegal, and Reykjavik launching JUN 2026.

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