The airline will operate daily flights from the London hub to Montreal as well as twice-daily services to Toronto. The new schedule will come as addition to Air Transat’s weekly flights to Quebec City, which will operate between 24 June and 17 September. 

Commercial director for the UK and Ireland Sonia Kurek said the carrier – which first started operating from Gatwick 35 years ago – is “well placed” to satisfy the soaring number of people looking to travel to the country. 

“Passengers flying from Gatwick can also take advantage of onward connections across Air Transat’s network throughout Canada, and on to Florida and California in the US,” she added.

Flights – which start from £414pp for a return – will also offer customers the maximum amount of flexibility, giving them the opportunity to change their booking at no extra cost up to 24 hours before departure.