Air Canada to pause flights from Toronto, Montreal to JFK due to jet fuel costs

Air Canada says it is temporarily suspending flights from Toronto and Montreal to New York’s JFK airport due to the rising cost of jet fuel.

The airline says the decision comes “as jet fuel prices have doubled since the start of the Iran conflict and some lower profitability routes and flights are no longer economic, and we are making schedule adjustments accordingly.”

The temporary suspension is set to begin on June 1 and go until Oct. 25, 2026.

The airline says impacted customers will be contacted with alternate travel options.

“Air Canada continues to fly to [LaGuardia] and [Newark airports] 34 times daily from six cities across Canada,” says the airline in a statement.

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