Going further: Canada’s airlines announce some of their longest 737 MAX flights yet
November 30, 2025
Air Canada and WestJet in recent days have both announced new routes between Canada and Europe. Some of these routes are topping the list for the country’s longest Boeing 737 MAX flights. Although the Airbus A321XLR continues to drive recent transatlantic expansion from other airlines, the MAX seems to be taking centre stage for Canada’s largest two carriers.
WestJet announced a string of exciting new routes, connecting new and historic markets. Cardiff in Wales, for example, will be getting a transatlantic connection to Toronto. Similarly, Air Canada announced that it would be deploying its narrowbodies on flights to places like Nantes and Ponta Delgada.
Air Canada’s new Brussels route is its longest MAX flight
Of the five routes Air Canada announced earlier this week, four of them were new. Its Montreal to Tel Aviv connection, on the other hand, was a service resumption with a Boeing 787 aircraft.
It announced an exciting new Montreal to Berlin connection with its A321XLRs, and also added three 737 MAX routes. It will begin flying from Montreal to Nantes, as well as Toronto to Ponta Delgada. Finally, it will introduce a thrice-weekly flight from Halifax to Brussels – its new longest MAX route.
Air Canada’s longest 737 MAX routes
| Route | Aircraft | Distance |
| Halifax – Brussels | 737 MAX 8 | 3,766 miles (6,060 km) |
| Montreal – Nantes | 737 MAX 8 | 3,327 miles (5,355 km) |
| Halifax – London Heathrow | 737 MAX 8 | 2,858 miles (4,599 km) |
| Toronto – Ponta Delgada | 737 MAX 8 | 2,812 miles (4,525 km) |
| Vancouver – Miami | 737 MAX 8 | 2,801 miles (4,508 km) |
| Vancouver – Cancun | 737 MAX 8 | 2,782 miles (4,477 km) |
| Halifax – Vancouver | 737 MAX 8 | 2,760 miles (4,442 km) |
The Halifax will complement existing widebody flights from Toronto and Montreal, that also fall under the scope of the so-called A++ transatlantic joint venture with United Airlines and the Lufthansa Group. Brussels Airlines, a member
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of the German airline group, feeds and de-feeds transatlantic flights with its long-haul network to sub-Saharan Africa.
2 of WestJet’s new routes also top the list
WestJet announced the introduction of several new routes last week, including flights from Toronto to Cardiff and Glasgow. Both services feature in the list of WestJet’s longest Boeing 737 MAX routes, as shown below.
WestJet’s longest 737 MAX routes
| Route | Aircraft | Distance |
| Calgary – Panama City | 737 MAX 8 | 3,501 miles (5,635 km) |
| Toronto – Cardiff | 737 MAX 8 | 3,444 miles (5,544 km) |
| Vancouver – Guanacaste | 737 MAX 8 | 3,425 miles (5,511 km) |
| Edmonton – Punta Cana | 737 MAX 8 | 3,395 miles (5,464 km) |
| Calgary – Punta Cana | 737 MAX 8 | 3,345 miles (5,382 km) |
| Toronto – Edinburgh | 737 MAX 8 | 3,331 miles (5,361 km) |
| Toronto – Glasgow | 737 MAX 8 | 3,293 miles (5,301 km) |
| Toronto – Dublin | 737 MAX 8 | 3,279 miles (5,275 km) |
| Halifax – Copenhagen | 737 MAX 8 | 3,278 miles (5,273 km) |
Flights from Calgary to Panama City top the list, but not by much. Toronto to Cardiff is only 67 miles shorter.
WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech alluded to the capabilities of the Boeing 737 MAX planes in a statement concerning the new routes. “Leveraging the extended range capability of our growing share of Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft, WestJet is pleased to deliver a suite of new global destinations that are uniquely suited to our leisure strategy in Eastern Canada.,” he said.
“The MAX can connect Eastern Canada to rich cultural destinations that guests want to travel to, and we are proud to be the airline that takes them there.”
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