A brand new nonstop Montreal to Amsterdam route will take off this summer time due to sturdy demand for European journey, Air Canada introduced.
Canada’s flag service 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 Worldwide 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 available for purchase now by way of Air Canada’s web site.
Air Canada already affords 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 sturdy 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, mentioned of the information.
“With as much as double every 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. Prospects can begin planning forward and guide with confidence,” Galardo added.
Air Canada at the moment has its personal Aeroplan loyalty program and is a founding member of Star Alliance alongside Lufthansa, Swiss, Thai Airways and United Airways.
Should you’re planning to fly this route, it’s helpful to know you can 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 affords nonstop flights from Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver Worldwide Airport (YVR) and Calgary Worldwide Airport (YYC) to AMS. The service is a member of SkyTeam, which may now be very helpful for Virgin Factors-collecting Flying Membership members.