Air Canada will operate 75 weekly flights from the UK this summer with the addition of a new seasonal route between Edinburgh and Montreal.
The new service, which starts on June 27 and runs until September 7, will run three times a week on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays with a flight time of just over seven hours.
The route will complement existing summer seasonal flights between Edinburgh and Toronto, which currently operate up to seven times a week during peak season.
Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft will be deployed on the Montreal route from Scotland, featuring 16 seats in premium economy and 153 in economy.
The new service will join routes from Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh to cities including Calgary, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver.
Air Canada senior regional sales director Margaret Skinner said: “With just days to go until the start of the summer season, we are extremely excited to be announcing another new transatlantic route from the UK to our home hub, Montreal.
“Edinburgh has always been an important market for Air Canada, thanks to strong business, tourism, and cultural ties between Scotland and Canada, so we are proud to be expanding our presence in the market by adding a second route for 2025.
“With up to 75 weekly flights between the UK and Canada this summer, we are proud to be the largest airline in the market, offering customers not only convenient connections to Canada, but also seamless transfers onto our global network of destinations in the US, Mexico, Caribbean and South America.”
Edinburgh airport chief executive Gordon Dewar added: “This is a fantastic addition to our North America connectivity, and we are delighted that Air Canada is adding more options from Scotland’s busiest airport.
“We see continued demand for direct links between Canada and Scotland, and that demand is both inbound and outbound, demonstrating the attractiveness of Edinburgh and Scotland to an international audience as well as the excitement people here have for a country we have strong bonds with.
“This addition is also a big vote of confidence from Air Canada in Edinburgh’s market, and we look forward to welcoming this new route later this summer.”