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About Air Transat

Air Transat is a Canadian airline based in Montreal, Canada. Air Transat serves 60 destinations in 25 countries in Europe, the Caribbean, Mexico and the US. The airline flies to many destinations worldwide, including Calgary, Toronto, Halifax, Montreal, Vancouver, St John's, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Brussels, Amsterdam, Athens, Cancun, Fort Launderdale, Hamilton, Havana, Panama City, Punta Cana and Santa Clara.

Air Transat was established in diciembre 1986 and was started operations in noviembre 1987. Their main operating bases are Montreal-Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport and Toronto Pearson International Airport. In 2009, Air Transat announced a partnership with CanJet. This was subsequently replaced by an agreement with Calgary-based Westjet. Air Transat's fleet consists of Airbus A310, Airbus A330 and Boeing 737. Air Transat operates direct flights to Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver from London Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin airports. Travelling from the UK, passengers with Air Transat will enjoy the wide-body Airbus A310 or A330 aircraft and savour the choice from their Euro Bistro menu.

Air Transat Economy Class

Economy Class offers a warm welcome and personalized service.

Economy Class Facilities

The Boeing 737 aircraft and Airbus A310 offer shared cabin screens, and the Airbus A330 provides individual touch screens. On flights to the South and the United States, choose from the on-board Bistro Menu, offering sandwiches, light meals, and snacks.

Economy Class Seating

Sit back in comfortable leather seats for optimum relaxation; a four-way headrest is available on the Airbus aircraft.

Premium Economy Class

Air Transat does not offer a premium Economy option, however, there is the option to upgrade to Option Plus. It's still Economy, but better: enjoy complimentary seat selection, free alcoholic drink on-board, fast-track security and a dedicated check-in desk. Once on board, you’ll get your own personal comfort kit including a pillow and cosy blanket.

Air Transat Business Class

AirTransat offers a "Club Card" service, equivalent to what you might expect from a business class service.

Business Class Facilities.

Travel in style with two pieces of checked baggage and priority services at the airport, including check-in and baggage handling priority. In-flight, enjoy the gourmet Chef’s Menu, by Daniel Vézina, as well as a selection of quality wines. Other perks include an amenity kit, with pillow, blanket, and sleep mask.

Business Class Seating

Sit back and relax in an exclusive cabin. The spacious and reclinable seats with pillows and various amenities ensure your comfort

Air Transat Baggage Allowances

Air Transat baggage policy depends on the route chosen.

For flights between Canada and the UK, Air Transat entitles its passengers to 1 bag per person with a maximum weight of 10kg for economy class.

For checked baggage, for flights between Canada and the UK, Air Transat allows 1 piece of baggage per paying passenger or 2 pieces per paying passenger in club class.

The maximum weight for checked baggage is 23kg.

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Air Transat Inflight Entertainment

Inflight Entertainment can be found on your Air Transat flight by watching the screen built into the seat in front of you, or by downloading the CinePlus app onto your own portable device. 

Air Transat TV

Airbus A330 aircraft are equipped with individual touch screens showing a wide range of TV shows including documentaries, comedies, dramas as well as an exciting selection of Kid's TV shows. By downloading the CinePlus app, you can watch TV shows by streaming them directly onto your personal device. This can also be done a few days before departure to have inflight entertainment when flying on Airbus A320, A321 and Boeing 73 aircraft. 

Air Transat Movie

On board Airbus A330 aircraft, you can choose from a range of action, comedy, drama and family movies on the individual touch screens that are built into the seat in front of you. You can also find Air Transat's inflight movie selection by downloading the CinePlus app. This can also be done a few days before departure to have inflight entertainment when flying on Airbus A320, A321 and Boeing 73 aircraft. 

Air Transat Food

Air Transat Meal Options

On flights to or from Europe, Southern destinations and the US, passengers are given the choice from a wide range of bistro-themed meals, including sandwiches, pizzas, breakfast meals and snacks.

Club Class passengers will receive a premium meal, designed by Daniel Vézina, which includes a main meal served with a cheese plate, dessert and a glass of wine.

Economy Passengers can choose to upgrade to a premium menu, crafted by Daniel Vézina, at a price of $25.

Visit the Air Transat website to view example menus of what will be offered on your flight.

Air Transat Special Dietary Requirements

Special Meals are available in economy class for transatlantic routes, but not on South and U.S. Destinations. They are also available in all Club Class routes, whether transatlantic or South and U.S. Destinations. These meals must be requested at least 72 hours before departure by calling Air Transat directly. The following are the special meals available:

Economy Class - Transatlantic Flights

• Diabetic meal
• Gluten-Free meal
• Low calorie meal
• Low fat/cholesterol meal
• Low sodium meal
• No lactose meal
• Asian vegetarian meal
• Vegetarian with diary products meal
• Vegetarian without diary products meal
• Kosher meal
• Muslim meal
• Hindu meal
• Child meal

Economy Class - South and U.S. Destinations Flights

Consult the Air Transat website to view the Bistro menu

Club Class - Transatlantic Flights and South and U.S. Destinations

• Diabetic meal
• Gluten-Free meal
• Low calorie meal
• Low fat/cholesterol meal
• Low sodium meal
• No lactose meal
• Asian vegetarian meal
• Vegetarian with diary products meal
• Vegetarian without diary products meal
• Kosher meal
• Muslim meal
• Hindu meal
• Child meal

Air Transat Drinks & Alcohol

Some classes and routes will mean passengers receive complimentary drinks on their Air Transat flights. Alcoholic beverages including spirits, liqueurs, beer, wine and cocktails can be purchased on board with the drinks service.

Pay for your Air Transat flights in monthly instalments

At Alternative Airlines, we understand that people often need a choice of ways to pay, with options to split the cost into manageable, monthly instalments. We’ve partered with PayBright, a Canadian finance provider who allow Canadian passengers choosing Air Transat flights to pay with 6 or 12 month payment plans. Discover more and find out how to use it with us here.