More and more connections to Canada: Air Transat resumes seasonal flights from Venice
After restarting seasonal connections from Rome-Fiumicino to Montréal and Toronto, Air Transat is now also restarting flights [...]
Following the restart of seasonal connections from Rome-Fiumicino to Montréal and Toronto, now Air Transat also restarts with flights from theVenice "Marco Polo" airport: the May 4 will start connections to Toronto Whereas, two days later, On May 6, the Venice-Montréal. The seasonal flights in question - 2 per week to both Toronto and Montréal - will remain in place until October '24, so that Italian passengers have a better chance of reaching Canada.
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Just as with flights from Rome, flights from (and to) Venice to Montréal and Toronto will be operated with the Airbus A330 - in the -200 or -300 version, set up in two classes, economy e business (which AirTransat calls a "club") - and passengers will be able to choose between 5 different rates: Eco budget (no checked baggage, paid seat selection, not changeable or refundable), Standard Eco (23 kg checked baggage included, seat selection chargeable, changeable or refundable with a fee), Eco flex (23 kg checked baggage and standard seat included, change without penalty unless there is a fare difference and refundable without penalty), Standard Club (including 2 bags of 23 kg each in checked baggage, gourmet meals, priority check-in and priority security screening at some airports, refundable and changeable with penalty), Club flex (2 x 23 kg checked bags included, free seat selection, changeable-unless there is a fare difference-and refundable without penalty, gourmet meals, priority check-in and priority security screening at some airports).
"Venice airport is an established hub for Air Transat and continues to be strategic for the development of the Northeast basin - comments Tiziana Della Serra, MD of Rephouse Gsa - for this summer we have the news of doubling the connections from Venice to Toronto. In detail, Venice-Toronto flights restart Saturday, May 4, 2024 with one flight per week on Saturdays and from June 11, 2 flights per week on Saturdays and Tuesdays; the Venice-Montréal route restarts on Monday, May 6 with 1 weekly flight on Mondays and from June 14 there will be 2 weekly flights on Mondays and Fridays. All flights from Venice depart at approximately 1 p.m. and are planned to optimize the network's extensive connectivity both in North America and to southern Canada. All flights are available in GDS."
"We are very pleased with the close working relationship established with Air Transat, which in reintroducing in the current summer season the connections reactivated since 2022, intensifies frequencies by doubling weekly flights to Toronto" - declares Camillo Bozzolo, Aviation Development Director, SAVE Group - "For the Venice airport catchment area, Canada is an important market, with traffic volumes fueled by tourism, business and family reunion travel".
The VCE-YYZ route, starting May 4, will have a weekly connection: flight TS307 will take off from Marco Poco every Saturday at 1:25 p.m. and will land at 4:45 p.m. (local time); from June 11, however, there will be two flights per week: in addition to the Saturday flight, there will also be the Tuesday, at the same time.
As for the VCE-YUL route, however, starting May 6, passengers will have one flight per week: it will depart every Monday at 1:10 p.m. and will arrive at 3:50 p.m. (local time); then from June 14, another flight scheduled every Friday at the same time.