Multiple airlines to add San Antonio flights in 2027

The city of San Antonio has locked in commitments from multiple airlines that plan to add more flights to existing schedules, launching the expanded service in 2027.

Among the carriers that are increasing capacity is Air Canada. The airline, set to resume service from SAT to Toronto in May, plans to add a fourth flight weekly, airport officials have confirmed.

Air Canada’s decision is significant, as the airline exited the market altogether in 2019 before returning earlier this year.

The recommitment by Air Canada followed meetings in Canada with a variety of groups and involved leadership from greater:SATX, the city of San Antonio and Visit San Antonio.

“We were there to talk with companies about business opportunities, to try to continue to develop existing relationships,” greater:SATX President and CEO Sarah Carabias Rush said.

San Antonio airport officials said Breeze Airways, which initiated service between SAT and three domestic markets — Memphis, Raleigh-Durham and Pensacola — earlier this year, is also responding to heightened demand. The airline plans to add a third weekly flight to Memphis beginning in April. It has also committed to resuming service to Pensacola.

Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines⁠ officials said the carrier plans to expand access between San Antonio and Los Angeles, adding a third daily flight between the two markets beginning in July.

All are important wins as local leaders have worked to increase domestic and international air connectivity as construction continues on a $2.2 billion airport expansion and improvements project that will include critical new air service infrastructure that can accommodate increased capacity.

Domestic seat capacity to and from San Antonio fell 5% in September, even as the airport secured new service commitments.

Several airlines, however, including American, Breeze, Delta, Frontier, Southwest and United, increased capacity to and from SAT over that period.

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