10 years of French bee: Montreal
Paris-Orly – Montreal, our story since 2025
On April 30, 2025, French bee opened its first route to Canada. In a year and a half, more than 233,000 passengers have flown with us to Montreal, and 2026 has already surpassed the whole of 2025.
April 30, 2025: first flight to Montreal
Three years to the day after Los Angeles, the airline opened its first destination in Canada. A route like no other: French is spoken on both sides of the Atlantic.
In its first season, from April to December 2025, the route carried 116,120 passengers.
Paris-Orly – Montreal in numbers
Accumulated since the first flight, these figures tell the story of a brand-new route that found its audience from the very first season.
passengers carried between Paris-Orly and Montreal since 2025
That's more than 4 out of 100 French bee passengers, across all destinations.
round trips
Or about 661 flights operated on the route since 2025.
flown
91 times around the Earth, or nearly 5 round trips to the Moon.
meals served on board
Between Paris-Orly and Montreal, since 2025.
passengers per flight on average
On flights operated in 2025, from the very first season.
* Estimates calculated from our traffic data (kilometers flown and passengers carried on the route).
2026 has already surpassed 2025
2025: from April 30.
2026: year in progress, data as of October 6, 2026.
* Flights operated, both directions: estimate calculated from the kilometers flown on the route.
The dates that shaped the route
A brand-new route that's already busy: the key stages of our route to Montreal.
A route people recommend to their family
Reviews collected through our Medallia post-flight satisfaction survey. Some reviews translated from French.
Montreal is waiting for you, at the right price!
Up to 7 flights per week on the Airbus A350, from Paris-Orly.
