Air Transat Quietly Walks Away From Berlin After Two Years

Air Transat has removed Toronto to Berlin from its summer 2027 schedule, ending a transatlantic route it launched only two years ago. The Canadian leisure carrier had planned an Airbus A321LR service of up to three flights a week, roughly nine hours in the air, and the cut leaves the airline with no German destinations at all.

The Berlin exit is not the only trim. Ottawa to London Gatwick and Montreal to Reykjavik, which only began in 2026, have also disappeared from the 2027 plan. Together the three cuts show how hard it can be to keep thin transatlantic markets profitable, even with smaller long-range jets. Berlin keeps a Canadian link, since Air Canada restored Montreal flights earlier this year, but Toronto travelers lose their nonstop.

At the same time the airline is adding five European routes starting in June 2027. Quebec City gets one weekly flight each to Lyon and Barcelona, Montreal adds Faro and Geneva, and Toronto gains a twice-weekly Birmingham service. Geneva and Birmingham are entirely new destinations for the carrier, and Barcelona becomes Quebec City’s first nonstop Spanish link.

Longer term, Air Transat is preparing to take four Airbus A321XLRs leased from Air Lease Corporation, with deliveries across 2027 and 2028. The XLR offers about 17 percent more range than its current narrowbodies, which could open thinner long-haul markets. No XLR destinations have been announced yet, so travelers should treat the new schedule as the only firm picture for now.

Sources: Simple Flying