Air Serbia recently announced that it will resume flights to Toronto starting in 2026, with twice-weekly flights on the Airbus A330-200. This marks the return of the airline to the city after an 11-year absence, as its predecessor JAT Yugoslav Airlines used to fly to Toronto and Montreal until the early 1990s.
Joining Air Serbia in returning to Toronto next year is Finnair, which had suspended its flights to the city for 11 years. However, Neos has pulled out of the city, ending its role in connecting Toronto to Amritsar via Milan Malpensa.
With the return of Air Serbia and Finnair, Toronto will have a total of 20 scheduled passenger airlines flying to and from Europe next summer, the most since 2018. This number may change as it is still subject to updates. It should be noted that this figure does not include Biman Bangladesh, which makes a technical stop at Istanbul Airport en route to Dhaka.
In alphabetical order, the 20 airlines flying to Europe from Toronto are Aer Lingus, Air Canada, Air France, Air Serbia, Air Transat, Azores Airlines, British Airways, Condor, Finnair, Icelandair, ITA Airways, KLM, LOT Polish, Lufthansa, SAS, SWISS, TAP Air Portugal, Turkish Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and WestJet. These airlines serve a total of 34 European airports, with Belgrade, Budapest, and Helsinki among the destinations, while flights to Terceira have been discontinued.
Looking at the third quarter of 2026 (July-September), when airlines usually make the most profit due to high demand and fares, Toronto is expected to have an average of 60 daily departures during this peak summer period. Among the European airlines, LOT Polish will have the most flights, with two to three daily services to its hub in Warsaw. The airline targets not only the 400,000+ Polish Canadians living in Ontario but also passengers traveling to Central and Eastern Europe, India, and the Middle East.
Data for July and August 2025 showed that LOT Polish’s top 15 connecting markets were Belgrade, Kraków, Delhi, Istanbul, Rzeszów, Wrocław, Budapest, Sofia, Skopje, Bucharest, Tirana, Tel Aviv, Gdansk, Podgorica, and Vilnius.
Since 2018, Toronto has lost several airlines flying to and from Europe, including Air Italy, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Discover, French bee, Jet Airways, Neos, Primera Air, Ukraine International, and WOW Air. Jet Airways, which ceased operations in 2019, was the only non-Canadian and non-European carrier among the list. The Indian airline operated flights between Toronto and several cities in India via quick connections in Brussels or Amsterdam. However, it was forced to shut down due to bankruptcy in 2019.
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