Air Canada to suspend some flights to U.S. over jet fuel costs

OTTAWA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Air Canada announced Friday it will suspend service on several routes to the United States due to soaring jet fuel costs.

According to a statement from Canada's largest carrier, jet fuel prices have doubled since the start of the Iran conflict, rendering some routes and flights no longer economically feasible.

The suspensions affect a mix of transborder and domestic services. Service from Montreal and Toronto to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport will be paused from June 1 to Oct. 25.

Air Canada will also suspend its Toronto-Salt Lake City route on June 30, with a tentative return set for 2027.

The total impact to the airline's planned capacity is roughly 1 percent of annual available seat miles, the statement said. ■