The Canadian airline's capacity to the U.S. declined by about 10 per cent over the past two years due to tensions
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United Airlines Holdings Inc. and Air Canada are looking to expand their existing joint venture to include more United Stats-Canada routes, as travel between the two countries has been hammered by geopolitical pressures.
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The two carriers want to add ten routes including Montreal-Chicago, Montreal-Washington, Ottawa-New York, Toronto-San Francisco and Vancouver-San Francisco, according to a public consultation by Transport Canada. The consultation closes Nov. 15, 2026, according to the documents.
United and Air Canada have had a joint venture since 2022, an arrangement that allows them to work together on some U.S.-Canada routes by coordinating flight schedules, ticket prices and marketing.
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Travel between the U.S. and Canada has been affected by rising anti-U.S. sentiment as President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs and talked about Canada becoming the 51st state of the U.S.
Air Canada’s capacity on routes to the U.S. has declined by about 10 per cent over the past two years due to political tensions, particularly among leisure travellers, according to a person familiar with the matter.
United and Air Canada also plan to launch new non-stop routes for summer of next year, including service between Toronto and Louisville, Kentucky, Montreal and Indianapolis, and Canada’s Edmonton and Newark, New Jersey.
Chicago-based United will add seasonal service to St. John’s from its major hub in Newark, according to a Friday announcement. The move comes just ahead of the U.S. carrier’s earnings report for the third quarter next week, where investors will focus on cost pressures and potential capacity cuts as a result of the U.S.-Iran war.
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