Air Canada Drops Five U.S. Routes From 2027 Schedule

Air Canada has removed five U.S. routes from its 2027 schedule, including services from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, even as the airline continues to expand its overall transborder operations.

According to schedule data from aviation analytics firm Cirium, reported by Simple Flying, the airline has cancelled plans to operate five routes next year, with all previously scheduled flights removed from its booking system.

The affected routes include:

• Montreal–Seattle: Daily Airbus A220-300 service was scheduled to resume in May 2027. The route originally launched in May 2022.
• Toronto Billy Bishop–Boston: Up to three daily year-round flights aboard Dash 8-Q400 aircraft have been removed. The service only launched in July 2026.
• Vancouver–Nashville: Four weekly Boeing 737 MAX 8 flights were scheduled to return in May 2027. The route began in May 2025.
• Vancouver–Raleigh/Durham: Three weekly Boeing 737 MAX flights were planned to resume in May 2027. The service launched in June 2025.
• Toronto Pearson–Charleston: Daily Embraer E175 flights were scheduled to return in April 2027. The route first launched in March 2024.

Of the five U.S. destinations affected, Charleston is the only one that will no longer have Air Canada service from another Canadian gateway.

Seattle will remain accessible through Air Canada’s flights from Toronto Pearson and Vancouver, while Boston will continue to be served from Halifax, Montreal and Toronto Pearson.

Nashville and Raleigh/Durham will also remain connected to Air Canada’s network through Montreal and Toronto Pearson.

The route reductions come as Air Canada continues to strengthen its position as the largest airline operating between Canada and the United States.

Cirium schedule data shows the airline is scheduled to operate approximately 160 daily departures to the U.S. in November 2026, increasing to around 215 daily departures in May 2027 as the summer travel season approaches.

Despite ongoing tensions between Canada and the United States, Air Canada’s November 2026 transborder schedule represents a three per cent increase in departures compared with November 2025.

That growth contrasts with the broader Canada–U.S. aviation market, where total departures across all airlines are expected to decline by approximately one per cent year over year, Simple Flying points out.

As a result, Air Canada’s share of transborder departures is projected to increase from 40 per cent in November 2025 to 42 per cent in November 2026.