Air Canada cancels 5 more routes to U.S. destinations for 2027

Source: Global News Politics
Date: 2026-10-22 15:44:44.0
Tags: [National, Trade, Transportation, Tourism]

Air Canada announced the cancellation of five direct flight routes between Canada and the United States for 2027 due to weaker travel demand and ongoing geopolitical and economic tensions. The affected routes include Montreal-Seattle, Vancouver-Nashville, Vancouver-Raleigh-Durham, Toronto Billy Bishop-Boston, and Toronto Pearson-Charleston, marking the complete elimination of Air Canada's direct service to South Carolina. This decline in cross-border air travel follows repeated tariff threats and annexation rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump, which led to a 65 per cent drop in Canadian trips to destinations like Myrtle Beach according to University of Toronto data, alongside broader schedule reductions by carriers including WestJet and Air Transat.