Air Canada has announced plans to discontinue four routes connecting Canadian cities to the United States. The changes will affect flights departing from Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal.
The announcement comes as travel between Canada and the U.S. continues to face challenges, with fewer Canadians making trips south of the border compared to previous years.
If you’re planning a trip to the U.S. next summer, here are the Air Canada routes you’ll want to know about.
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Air Canada’s 4 Routes Being Cancelled
According to the airline, four routes will be removed from its schedule starting summer 2027. These include flights connecting major Canadian cities with destinations in Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Washington state.
Here are the routes that will be affected:
- Vancouver to Nashville, Tennessee
- Vancouver to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
- Toronto to Charleston, South Carolina
- Montreal to Seattle, Washington
Air Canada says its flight schedules are regularly adjusted to reflect passenger demand and changing travel habits.
The airline also confirmed that travellers will still be able to fly to Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, and Seattle with Air Canada from other Canadian airports. However, it has not clarified whether flights to Charleston will remain available from another Canadian city.
Cross-Border Travel Between Canada And The U.S.
The route cancellations come amid a broader decline in travel between the two countries in recent years.
Although cross-border travel picked up over the summer, the number of Canadian-resident return trips from the U.S. in July remained 25.6 per cent lower than the same month in 2024, according to Statistics Canada.
Meanwhile, U.S. residents travelled to Canada by air 701,800 times in August, according to the latest Statistics Canada figures.
