Air Transat launches direct Montreal-Istanbul service with first flight

Canadian airline Air Transat’s direct Montreal-Istanbul route entered service on October 29 with flight TS314. The Consulate General in Montreal said the route will operate year-round with up to two weekly flights using Airbus A330 aircraft.

A new direct connection has opened for the Turkish community living in Quebec, Canada, and for those traveling to Türkiye. The Consulate General in Montreal said Air Transat’s first flight on the Montreal-Istanbul route operated as flight TS314 on October 29, coinciding with Republic Day.

The route will operate year-round with up to two weekly flights using Airbus A330 aircraft. The Consulate General said that, through a partnership with Turkish Airlines, passengers will be able to travel onward from Istanbul to other cities in Türkiye and to Asia.

Commemorative boarding passes prepared for the Montreal-Istanbul inaugural flight

Second route after Toronto

The new route complements Air Transat’s Toronto-Istanbul service, which began in December 2025. According to schedules compiled by aviation website AeroRoutes, the airline will offer up to five weekly flights to Istanbul across the two routes.

According to the schedule, flight TS314 departs Montreal in the evening and lands in Istanbul the following afternoon. Return flight TS315 departs Istanbul in the afternoon and arrives in Montreal that evening. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at Montréal-Trudeau Airport before the inaugural flight.

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