en.Wedoany.com Reported - In the summer of 2026, Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) saw a significant expansion of its long-haul route network, with multiple airlines resuming or launching direct flights. In 2025, the airport's passenger traffic reached 47.3 million, the third highest on record. According to Cirium Diio data, YYZ will have an average of 91 daily long-haul departures in August this year, setting a new single-month record.

Among the resumed routes, Finnair reinstated its Helsinki-Toronto service on May 4, a route that had been suspended since 2015. Finnair operates the route with 279-seat Airbus A330-300 aircraft, three times a week, until August 29. Air Serbia launched direct flights from Belgrade to Toronto on May 23, the first such service in this market in 34 years. The route uses 257-seat and 262-seat A330-200 aircraft, operating twice a week until September 26, primarily targeting the Serbian-Canadian community. Iberia returned to Toronto on June 13, operating daily flights from Madrid with 182-seat Airbus A321XLR aircraft, marking the airline's return to the Canadian market since the 1990s.

Canadian carriers also actively expanded their networks. WestJet resumed its Toronto-Glasgow route on May 15, followed by new services to Cardiff on May 22 and Ponta Delgada on June 12, all operated with Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. Air Canada resumed its Toronto-Shanghai Pudong route on June 3, using 787-9 aircraft, four times a week. On June 5, Air Canada launched a mainline service to Budapest, followed by a flight to Ponta Delgada on June 11. Air Transat inaugurated a route from Toronto to Tirana, Albania, on June 18, the country's first scheduled long-haul service to Canada, operated with 332-seat A330-200 aircraft, once a week.

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