Air Canada is increasing its flights to the Caribbean and Haiti

Air Canada announced on Monday, January 27th  that its new subsidiary, Air Canada Rouge will offer an increased number of destinations from Montreal this summer.
The airline will transfer several Air Canada flights to Red from Toronto and Montreal, to increase its flights to Caribbean countries such as Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Barbados, Haiti, Cancun, and Tampa, Florida. With the addition of these destinations, Air Canada expects to operate, a total of 44 routes serving 28 destinations vacation with Air Canada Rouge.

The transfer to  Air Canada Rouge represents a 22% increase in capacity on these routes compared to last summer. It is from Montreal that the increased capacity is most , with 36% more seats and 20% more flights in the Caribbean than last summer, with the addition of flights to Cancun, Port-au-Prince and Punta Cana.
Air Canada Rouge began operations in July 2013. The airline offers flights for holidays in Europe and the Caribbean from Toronto and Montreal.

With this new airline, Air Canada hopes to increase its profits, but also compete with Air Transat, Sunwing and WestJet. By the end of March 2014, the fleet of Air Canada Rouge’s fleet will include four Boeing 767-300ER aircraft and 13 Airbus A319 aircraft transferred from Air Canada.

Via: LeNouvelliste