There are more air travel options north of the border for\nMinnesotans this summer. Air Canada announced a major network expansion with\nthe release of its 2022 summer schedule, which includes a new route between\nMinneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and Montr\u00e9al-Trudeau\nInternational Airport (YUL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Air Canada will begin the daily, year-round route between\nMSP and YUL on June 2 using 76-seat CRJ-900 aircraft. This will be Air Canada\u2019s\nsecond destination from MSP. It\u2019s currently operating daily service to Toronto\n(YYZ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s encouraging to see Air Canada\u2019s expanded commitment\nto MSP with the airline\u2019s first-ever service between the Twin Cities and\nMontreal,\u201d said Brian Ryks, CEO of the Metropolitan Airports Commission, which\noperates MSP. \u201cThe new transborder service is a sign of continued recovery in\nair service demand and the opportunities that provides for airlines and\ncommunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pre-pandemic, approximately 17,000 people traveled\nbetween MSP and YUL annually. Air Canada operates out of Terminal 1, in\nConcourse E.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MSP has 195 active routes in March, up from 170 in 2021,\nbut down from 225 routes just prior to the pandemic two years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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