Air transportation
Air Transat is Canada’s number one leisure airline. It flies to international destinations in the Americas and Europe, and offers domestic and connecting flights within Canada, and carries some 5 million passengers every year. Based in Montreal, it has 5,000 employees.
Air Transat’s air capacity is marketed mainly by its sister company Transat Tours Canada, which also handles customer service. Outside Canada, TTC markets Air Transat flights through internal and external sales agencies and the airtransat.com website.
Air Transat has been a member airline of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) since 2008. It holds an Enhanced IOSA (IATA Operational Safety Audit) accreditation. The program comprises more than 900 internationally recognized standards applicable to management, flight operations, operational control, aircraft maintenance, cabin operations, ground handling, cargo operations, and security.