The service to the mainly French-speaking city will operate from 11 May until 28 September, flying on Wednesdays from Quebec City and Thursdays from Gatwick. 

Flights will be on a single-aisle Airbus A321neo LR.

Joseph Adamo, Air Transat’s chief sales and marketing officer, said: "We are proud to have been serving Quebec City since our very beginnings more than 30 years ago, and to be the leading international carrier departing from Jean Lesage Airport, with an array of exclusive routes that is constantly being enhanced."

Robert Mercure, general manager of Destination Quebec city tourism development organisation, added:

"This new Quebec City-London route serves as an important lever for our tourism recovery. Attractions, restaurants, businesses and hotels have been hard hit by the pandemic and the absence of international tourists over the past 18 months. 

"The provincial capital’s flight offering must be diversified if our destination is to remain competitive, and we can only welcome this addition, which broadens our market development opportunities."