Air Canada Grows Mexico Network with Montréal–Guadalajara Flight

Air Canada has announced a significant expansion of its services to Mexico, bringing more options for Canadian travellers this summer.

This includes a brand-new non-stop route from Montréal (YUL) to Guadalajara (GDL), and the airline is also increasing its overall capacity to Mexico by a substantial 18 per cent.

This strategic move aims to meet the growing demand for travel to Mexico. It also reinforces Air Canada’s commitment to strengthening trade and tourism ties between the two countries.

New Montréal (YUL) – Guadalajara (GDL) Service

Starting June 2, 2026, Air Canada will launch a new year-round route between Montréal (YUL) and Guadalajara (GDL), operating three times per week:

• AC1393 departs Montréal (YUL) at 17:00 and arrives in Guadalajara (GDL) at 20:55 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
• AC1392 departs Guadalajara (GDL) at 08:05 and arrives in Montréal (YUL) at 15:30 on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.

Guadalajara is Mexico’s tech and manufacturing powerhouse and, not coincidentally, its third-busiest airport, handling nearly 18.7 million passengers in 2025. This routing gives Quebec-based businesses and the Mexican diaspora a direct link between two major economic centres, without having to detour through Toronto or the United States.

For leisure travellers, Guadalajara is also a useful jumping-off point for Jalisco’s tequila country and the Pacific coast, especially for those who have already checked Cancún off the list and want something a bit less resort-package and a bit more “real life Mexico.”

More Seats To Popular Mexican Destinations

Alongside the new Montréal–Guadalajara link, Air Canada is dialling up capacity on several existing routes for summer 2026:

• Montréal (YUL) – Cancún (CUN) increases from daily service to 11 flights per week.
• Toronto (YYZ) – Monterrey (MTY) increases from three to four flights per week.
• Vancouver (YVR) – Mexico City (MEX) grows to 11 weekly flights starting June 27, 2026.
• Vancouver (YVR) – Puerto Vallarta (PVR) doubles from one to two flights per week.

Taken together, Air Canada plans to operate ten daily flights from its Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver hubs to five Mexican destinations this summer, representing about 1,700 one-way seats per day and an 18 per cent boost in seat capacity compared to last summer.

In the bigger picture, Air Canada’s Mexico footprint now spans 30 non-stop routes from eight Canadian cities to 11 Mexican destinations in the peak winter season, reflecting how central Mexico has become in the airline’s broader Latin America strategy.

What This Means For Travellers and Frequent Flyers

For travellers, the practical upside is pretty simple:

• More non-stop options from Eastern and Western Canada into Mexico means fewer awkward connections, especially via the United States.
• The new Montréal–Guadalajara route gives Quebec-based travellers direct access to an important Mexican hub for both business trips and more off-the-beaten-path itineraries.
• Extra frequencies to Cancún, Monterrey, Mexico City, and Puerto Vallarta should help smooth out availability in peak summer periods and make it easier to line up same-day connections within Mexico.

There is also a quiet win here for football fans. With Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Monterrey all set to host matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, extra non-stop capacity from Montréal, Toronto, and Vancouver lines up neatly with growing demand around the tournament.

Canadian fans heading south for games, as well as Mexican fans travelling through Canada to matches in Toronto or onward to the United States, should find it a bit easier to stitch together an all–Air Canada itinerary when the fixtures kick off.

For Aeroplan collectors, more flights generally translate to more opportunities to find award seats, particularly in economy on these short- to medium-haul routes.

Air Canada’s Mexico flights offer premium and economy cabins, free beer and wine, snacks, and complimentary inflight entertainment, and Aeroplan members get fast, free Wi-Fi on equipped aircraft, thanks to the partnership with Bell.

Taken together, it makes these routes more appealing for both leisure trips and quick work-friendly getaways to Mexico.

We will be watching how Aeroplan prices these routes in practice once the new schedule is fully loaded, and whether award availability on the Montréal (YUL) – Guadalajara (GDL) route ends up favouring leisure dates, business peaks, or a mix of both.

Conclusion

With a new year-round Montréal (YUL) – Guadalajara (GDL) route and more flights to four popular Mexican destinations, Air Canada is clearly betting on deeper Canada–Mexico ties across tourism, trade, and cargo.

For Canadian travellers, the result is more choice and better connectivity; for points collectors, it is one more set of routes to keep an eye on when planning Mexico trips for summer 2026 and beyond.