Air Canada Launches Flights to Cartagena

By: - December 25th, 2017

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Air Canada has continued its Caribbean expansion with a new route to Cartagena, Colombia.

The carrier has officially begun operating flights between Toronto and Cartagena, an increasingly popular destination on Colombia’s Caribbean coast.

“”We are very pleased to add Cartagena to our global route network,” said Benjamin Smith, President – Passenger Airlines at Air Canada.  “Air Canada is continuing its strategic international expansion with a diverse range of exciting new non-stop routes this winter.”

The launch comes as Air Canada just launched its first-ever nonstop service to another destination in the Caribbean, St Vincent.

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