Air Canada Cancels 14 Routes In 2026: See Full List Now

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2026 has been a difficult year for aviation, with airlines of all shapes and sizes around the world coming to terms with fuel price hikes and fluctuations in demand that are often tied to the ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. With this in mind, some route churn has been inevitable, and even major airlines like Air Canada have not been exempt: the flag carrier has cut 14 routes this year.

According to Cirium, an aviation analytics company, the carrier's route cuts this year have focused on its three main hubs. These are Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) in Quebec, Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Ontario, and Vancouver International Airport (YVR) in British Columbia. The affected routes are both domestic and international corridors.

Four Cuts From Montreal

Starting with Montreal, the Quebec hub has lost four of its Air Canada routes this year. Three were international, and one was domestic, the latter being Bathurst Airport (ZBF) in New Brunswick. The airline's flights from Montreal ended in January 2026, leaving charter carrier Propair as the only airline serving the route.

Internationally, Air Canada cut two short-haul leisure routes from its Montreal schedule this year, with Cayo Coco and Varadero falling to the sword in February. While this might have been expected, with both routes driven by seasonal demand spikes, axing New York-JFK Airport in May was a bigger shock.

Air Canada blamed rising jet fuel costs for changes to its schedule and network, according to Travel Market Report.

"As jet fuel prices have doubled since the start of the Iran conflict and some lower profitability routes and flights are no longer economic, we are making schedule adjustments accordingly."

Toronto Has Been Hit The Hardest

Toronto has been by far the hardest-hit Air Canada hub for route cuts this year, with nine corridors from its main base in Ontario falling to the sword in 2026. These are detailed in the interactive map below, with the most conspicuous arguably being the one-stop route to Mumbai via London Heathrow Airport (LHR). This ended in March 2026.

Elsewhere on the international scene, Toronto also lost New York-JFK flights in May, as Montreal did, and its services to Cayo Coco and Varadero were axed in February. That month, Air Canada cut two more leisure destinations from its Toronto operations, Holguín and Santa Clara in Cuba, while Zihuatanejo in Mexico saw its last Air Canada flights from Toronto in April of this year.

Canadian domestic routes were also included in Air Canada's Toronto route cuts in 2026, albeit to a lesser degree than its international services. First, in January of this year, a Star Alliance founding member flew from Toronto to North Bay in Ontario for the last time. Then, in May, Yellowknife Airport in the Northwest Territories saw its last Air Canada flights from Toronto.

Just One Vancouver Route Axed

At the other end of the numerical scale, Air Canada's western hub in Vancouver has got off relatively lightly this year, with just one route being axed. The service in question was the domestic corridor to Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) in Alberta, which Air Canada served for the last time in May. Now, its only routes to Fort McMurray are from Calgary and Toronto.

It faces competition from WestJet on the Calgary route, but retains a monopoly on the Toronto corridor. Likewise, WestJet has no rivals on its other route to Fort McMurray, which originates at Edmonton International Airport (YEG), also in Alberta. On flights from Edmonton to Fort McMurray, WestJet operates with WestJet Encore, while some (but not all) Calgary flights are mainline services.