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Air Canada further expands flights to Latin America for the upcoming winter season

Air Canada continues to build on its large Latin America network with an announcement the airline will resume flights to Lima, Peru and are the first Canadian airline to offer flights to Puerto Escondido in Mexico. Today’s news comes only a few short months after Air Canada announced their biggest expansion to the Latin America market in the airline’s history back in May

Highlights of the further expanded Latin America services:

  • Four non-stop flights weekly to Lima, two each from Montreal and Toronto
  • First Canadian carrier offering non-stop service- to Mexico’s buzzworthy Puerto Escondido from Toronto
  • New route to Tepic, Riviera Nayarit from Vancouver
  • Weekly non-stop flights from Montreal to Belize

Schedules for the new routes:

Here is the schedule for the flights announced today:

Air Canada’s flights to Peru:

Flight From To Depart Arrive Days of Operation Season
AC 88 Montreal (YUL) Lima (LIM) 18:00 02:15 (+1 day) Wed, Sat Dec. 6, 2025 – Mar. 25, 2026
AC 89 Lima (LIM) Montreal (YUL) 08:00 16:20 Wed, Sat Dec. 6, 2025 – Mar. 28, 2026
AC 86 Toronto (YYZ) Lima (LIM) 22:10 06:10 (+1 day) Tue, Fri Dec. 5, 2025 – Mar. 27, 2026
AC 87 Lima (LIM) Toronto (YYZ) 08:00 15:55 Thu, Sun Dec. 7, 2025 – Mar. 26, 2026

Air Canada’s new Central America and Mexico winter routes:

Flight From To Depart Arrive Days of Operation Season
AC1876 Montreal (YUL) Belize (BZE) 17:45 22:05 Mon Dec. 8, 2025-Apr. 6, 2026
AC1877 Belize (BZE) Montreal (YUL) 11:00 16:40 Tue Dec. 9, 2025-Apr. 7, 2026
AC1895 Toronto (YYZ) Puerto Escondido (PXM)* 10:10 13:43 Wed Dec.17, 2025 -Apr. 8, 2026
AC1894 Puerto Escondido (PXM) Toronto (YYZ) 14:45 21:24 Wed Dec.17, 2025 -Apr. 8, 2026
AC1350 Vancouver (YVR) Tepic, Riviera Nayarit (TPQ)* 09:45 15:45 Wed Dec.17, 2025 -Apr. 8, 2026
AC1351 Tepic, Riviera Nayarit (TPQ) Vancouver (YVR) 16:45 20:55 Wed Dec.17, 2025 -Apr. 8, 2026

*The sale of air tickets in these routes is subject and condition to the prior authorization of the government of Mexico.

Earning points & miles on these flights

Most people who fly on these new and existing routes choose to credit these flights to Air Canada Aeroplan but you can also opt to credit these flights to any other Star Alliance or airline partner that provides for earning on Air Canada.

When it comes to paying for flights on Air Canada your best bet to earning the most points is to use any of the Air Canada Aeroplan co-brand credit cards. These include the following as the top points earners:

Booking these flights with points

With such a variety of destinations in this announcement the amount of points required will vary by distance and region. The points you can expect to be required to redeem will follow the newly updated Air Canada award charts for the North America and South America zones:

 

 

Award pricing for Air Canada is fully dynamic so the median ranges are simply a guideline. Don’t forget you can also receive preferred award pricing on this route by having an Aeroplan co-brand credit card.

Images via Air Canada

 

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