Air Canada to launch direct flights to Guyana in 2025

Air Canada is set to launch direct flights between Guyana and Canada in 2025.
The airline has already presented its expansion plan, targeting over a dozen new international destinations in the coming years, and has said in a release that the growth would be driven by the addition of four aircraft models to its fleet – Airbus A220, Boeing 787-10, Boeing 737 MAX, and especially the A321neo XLR.
The Canadian airline aims to strengthen its operations through its three main hubs: Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver, to reach CAD$30 billion in annual revenue and improve profitability by 2030. According to the company, the strategy includes revenue growth of between 7% and 8% annually, supported by an increase in capacity (ASMs) of between 5% and 6% annually.
Having diversified its market across the three hubs, Air Canada has established Toronto as its global hub; Montreal as its leading hub in transatlantic routes, and Vancouver specializing in transpacific connections. The airline’s capacity is distributed as 21 per cent for domestic routes, 34 per cent for the Atlantic, 16 per cent for the Pacific, and 10 per cent for Latin America and Caribbean markets.
As part of its growth plan, Latin America is a key focus within the expansion strategy with eight new destinations.
Among its priorities are Lima, Peru and Guyana, with non-stop flights between Toronto and Georgetown/Cheddi Jagan International Airport aiming to capitalize on the region’s economic boom.
The airline also plans to enter El Salvador (SAL), currently connected to Canada through its commercial partners Air Transat and Avianca.
After entering Monterrey (MTY) as a seasonal route, the airline has set its sights on Guadalajara (GDL), Mexico’s second-largest city, which it aims to service with the A220-300. Through its Rouge subsidiary, it plans to add Acapulco (ACA) to its network, joining its other seven vacation destinations in Mexico: Cancun, Cozumel, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Puerto Vallarta, San José del Cabo, and Tulum.
A new vacation destination on its network would be Cartagena (CTG,) Colombia, which in recent weeks has progressed on the project for a new airport that would increase the number of arrivals to the city on the Caribbean coast.
Further, Air Canada plans to launch two new destinations in Brazil, including resuming flights to Rio de Janeiro/ Galeao (GIG), which it operated until 2016, and entering Fortaleza (FOR) in northeastern Brazil. Both routes will focus on meeting the demand of Canadian tourists in the South American country.