Air Canada returns to T&T next month

Air Canada is set to relaunch its Toronto-Port of Spain route on May 2, one year after abruptly cancelling plans to resume flying to T&T. However, in a change from its initial announcement, the airline will now operate three weekly year-round flights instead of four. The Canadian carrier plans to operate nonstop overnight flights on Mondays, Fridays, and Sundays out of Toronto. The service will use Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from Air Canada’s mainline fleet, with 169 seats (16 business, 153 economy) - adding over 4,000 seats to the market. Luis Noriega, Air Canada’s Latam and Caribbean sales director, told Guardian Media at a news conferenceat the Hilton Trinidad, that the decision to return is the culmination of planning that began last year. “Our decision to fly to Port of Spain is not related to [the current] geopolitical situation. We actually decided to come here last year, and we've been working on making this route successful by its own merits. As you know we did it up until 2020 and it was a very successful route,” said Noriega.<br/>