Air Transat is suspending flight service to Puerto Rico for the 2017-2018 winter season. To fill the gap the airline will expand its Mexico lineup, with details about destinations and gateways to be announced soon.

Air Transat will resume operations in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the 2018-2019 winter season.

Clients with flight reservations for Puerto Rico can change their booking for any other Air Transat destination or obtain a full refund, according to the carrier.

As of October 24 Air Transat was still planning to return to Puerto Rico, with flights scheduled to re-start February 18. The carrier had planned to offer one flight per week from Toronto and one flight per week from Montreal.

Air Canada announced it was suspending its flights into Puerto Rico for the 2017-2018 winter season back in October.

Regularly updated information on flights, hotels, cruise ports and local business is available at puertoriconow.seepuertorico.com.

With the airport fully operational and open 24 hours, the PRTC had estimated that by the end this month the island would be receiving more than 700 domestic and international flights daily.

Meet Puerto Rico, the destination marketing organization responsible for attracting meetings, conventions, trade shows, sporting events and incentive groups to Puerto Rico, recently launched ‘Check Off your Bucket List’ to promote Puerto Rico’s MICE product, long a mainstay for the island’s tourism industry.