Air Canada route cancellations Singapore Charleston New York, Digi Mart USA News (Canada): Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada, has cut several international routes since mid-year, according to a report published by Simple Flying. The cuts include its services to New York, Charleston and Singapore.
The Singapore route, which Air Canada began in April 2024 using the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner from Vancouver International Airport (YVR), is set to end. The final departure from Vancouver is scheduled for January 24, with the return flight from Singapore departing January 26. The route was served four times weekly and was the airline’s longest flight and the only nonstop link between Canada and Singapore.
The airline has suggested the route failed to meet commercial sustainability targets despite running for three years. Following its withdrawal, Singapore Airlines and United Airlines will remain the only airlines operating nonstop between North America and Singapore, both serving from the mainland United States.
Air Canada also ended its nonstop flights to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) with service suspended from June 1. According to the report, the move removed up to four daily rotations, including two flights each from Toronto and Montreal.
The airline said it consolidated its New York services at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), and the report links the decision to a sharp rise in jet fuel costs following the US and Iran conflict and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz.
Air Canada’s Charleston International Airport (CHS) service from Toronto, launched in March 2024, has also been discontinued. The service was axed on September 6 after its frequency had dropped from up to 200 annual departures to 92 flights.
The report states it is part of a five-route reduction for the 2027 summer schedule, which also includes services from Toronto Billy Bishop Airport (YTZ) to Boston, Montreal to Seattle, Vancouver to Nashville and Vancouver to Raleigh. Charleston will be left with only one international destination, Cancun, served seasonally by Breeze Airways.
