According to the Azores airline, these three flight operations began in April (Montreal) and in June (Milan and Faro) and will now also take place between 27 October and 29 March.

In a press release, SATA explains that extending the service to the entire year "enables the consolidation of Azores Airlines' presence in markets with great growth potential", offers travellers the chance to visit the Azores "outside the high season" and helps to "mitigate the seasonality of the destination".

"At the same time, these Azores Airlines connections have proven themselves, year after year, to be convenient options for those wishing to travel between Europe and North America, with a stopover in the Azores. This complementarity offered by route connectivity allows for an increase in the potential for point-to-point flights and stabilises tourist demand throughout the year", the press release also states.

As of October 27, connections between Montreal and Ponta Delgada will operate twice a week, on Mondays and Saturdays.

Direct connections between Faro and Ponta Delgada operate on Thursdays and Sundays, and flights between Ponta Delgada and Milan operate weekly on Mondays.