Air Canada cancels two routes from Toronto to U.S.

Air Canada is dropping five U.S. routes from its 2027 schedule, including two flights departing from Toronto, as travel demand between Canada and the U.S. continues to lag behind previous years.

The affected routes include flights between Billy Bishop Airport and Boston, as well as Pearson Airport and Charleston, South Carolina.

The airline confirmed the cuts to aviation outlets, citing "commercial reasons," and noting that it "regularly reviews its schedule to ensure capacity is aligned with customer demand and travel patterns."

The changes mean that Air Canada will no longer fly directly between Toronto and Charleston, eliminating its only route to the South Carolina city.

According to aviation publication Simple Flying, Air Canada's service to Charleston from Toronto launched back in March 2024, but the airline has gradually reduced its flights over the years.

During the route's first year, 200 departures and just over 15,000 outbound seats were available from Pearson Airport, but that number dropped to just 92 departures and 6,992 outbound seats in its final year.

If you're looking to travel to Charleston moving forward, you'll have to consider alternative American airlines that offer layovers in other U.S. cities.

On the other hand, the Billy Bishop-Boston cut will not eliminate Air Canada's service between Toronto and the Massachusetts capital altogether, as the airline will continue to serve Boston from Pearson Airport.

The service changes come as Canadian travel to the U.S. has struggled to bounce back from its 2024 levels. According to Statistics Canada, return trips from the U.S. by air increased 3.6 per cent in August 2026 compared with August 2025, but the number of trips remained 22.7 per cent below August 2024 levels.

Statistics Canada has attributed much of the recent increase in Canadian travel to the U.S. as a "base-year effect," meaning that the year-over-year increase is being measured against the unusually low visitation numbers observed last year.

However, the airline continues to expand its network in other U.S. markets, including Louisville, Kentucky.

The new route is scheduled to operate four times a week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays between Pearson Airport and Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.