Air Canada will open a seasonal nonstop between Montréal–Trudeau and Seville on 8 September 2027, adding Andalusia’s capital as the carrier’s fifth Spanish destination and the only scheduled nonstop link between North America and Seville, the airline said on 14 October 2026.
According to Air Canada’s announcement, the route will start at three weekly flights and increase to four weekly from 1 October 2027. Flight AC958 is timed to leave Montréal at 20:30 and arrive in Seville at 09:30 the next morning; the return AC959 departs Seville at 12:45 and reaches Montréal at 14:40, all times local. The first season is planned to run until early January 2028, then resume from mid-February through early June, focusing on European spring and autumn rather than peak summer.
Air Canada plans to fly the route with its Airbus A321XLR, configured with 14 Signature Class lie-flat seats and 168 Economy seats. The airline has been using the long-range single-aisle type to open thinner transatlantic markets from Montréal, and the Seville schedule is designed to feed connections across Canada, the United States (via US customs preclearance at Montréal), the Caribbean and Latin America.
Mark Galardo, Air Canada’s executive vice president and chief commercial officer, said the service would be the only nonstop between Seville and North America and would unlock more of Andalusia for Aeroplan members while improving Seville’s long-haul connectivity. The addition follows earlier European growth from Montréal that has included Palma de Mallorca and Tenerife, with further summer 2027 plans such as Basel-Mulhouse and Dubrovnik already on the books.
For travellers, Seville sits at the heart of Andalusia’s leisure belt, with easy surface access to Córdoba, Granada and the Costa de la Luz. A night departure from Montréal and a morning arrival in Spain also suit eastbound connections onto Iberia and other European partners once passengers clear Seville.
Tickets for the new flights are on sale. Aviation24 and other trade outlets carried the same schedule and aircraft details on 14 October, matching Air Canada’s media release. Capacity on the A321XLR will be far below a widebody, so inventory is likely to tighten quickly around Easter and autumn holiday peaks.
Air Canada’s Spanish map after this launch would cover Madrid, Barcelona, and the seasonal leisure points already served, with Seville filling a southwest Spain gap that has historically required a change of planes in Madrid or Lisbon. Whether the route returns every winter and spring after the first season will depend on load factors and connecting demand through Montréal, but the carrier is clearly betting that the A321XLR can sustain secondary European cities that once needed a Boeing 787 or A330.
For now, the headline is simple: from September 2027, Montréal gets a dedicated Andalusia nonstop, Seville gets its first scheduled North American link, and Air Canada adds another XLR destination to a growing list of thin transatlantic city-pairs.
Operationally, the A321XLR’s range is what makes Seville viable without a widebody. Air Canada has already used the type to open leisure and secondary European cities that would not fill a Boeing 787 every day, and Seville fits that pattern: strong tourism demand, limited nonstop competition from North America, and useful bank connections over Montréal. US-bound passengers benefit from preclearance in Canada, which can shorten connections into American hubs after arrival.
Competitors will watch yields closely. Iberia and other European carriers already move North American traffic into Andalusia via Madrid, while seasonal charters and cruise feeders serve parts of the region. A dedicated Air Canada nonstop changes the proposition for Aeroplan members who prefer a single flight number and a Signature Class lie-flat seat on a narrowbody rather than a connection. If loads hold through the first spring and autumn season, the airline could densify toward four weekly earlier or extend the operating window; if not, Seville may remain a carefully timed seasonal experiment rather than a year-round fixture.
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