Air Canada suspending flights to JFK for 5 months, blaming soaring jet fuel costs

NY Post ^ | 04/17/2026 | AP via NY Post

[DFG]

Air Canada will suspend service to New York’s JFK International airport over the summer as the war in Iran creates jet fuel shortages that have sent prices soaring.

Canada’s flag carrier said Friday that service from Toronto and Montreal to JFK will cease June 1 and resume Oct. 25. Service to the New York metropolitan area’s two other airports — LaGuardia and Newark — will continue.

Air Canada says it will reach out to customers who are impacted by the suspension with alternate travel options.

“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,” a spokesman for the Montreal-based carrier said Friday.

The average price for a gallon of jet fuel reached $4.32 on Thursday, up from $2.50 the day before the war in Iran broke out, according to Argus Media.

Oil prices dropped more than 10% Friday, after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is open again for commercial tankers carrying oil from the Persian Gulf to customers worldwide.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; Foreign Affairs; US: New York
KEYWORDS: aircanada; iran; jetfuel; jfk

[HYPOCRACY]

Ha! Losers.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Now if we can get all of the European countries to do the same thing.

[Aquamarine]

Their policies are taking them back to the Stone Age.

[T.B. Yoits]

Translation: The Kanadian economy is collapsing and they don't need as many flights into the New York City area.

...but let's cover that up by blaming fuel costs.

[daler]

I can’t decide who I care less about - Canada or NYC.

[Battlestar]

“Now if we can get all of the European countries to do the same thing.”

+1,000 on that! Last thing we need is massive air traffic from the new “Axis Powers” e.g. “Roman Empire”, 4th Reich marching right in and causing any more chaos.

HHmmm, EU is actually the 4th Reich. But in this case the Aryan Master Race 0f Starmer, Macron, etc. decided it was easier to replace all their fellow Aryans with Islamists. Islamists are better at killing since they don’t need to be told to do so.

[Vaduz]

Rail systems add more cars $$$$$$$$

[Prospero]

Cutting one of their only truly profitable routes, over Summer, and announcing this when fuel prices over the next few months might end up a windfall?

This is meant to affect trans-Atlantic travel to and from Canada, which Air Canada clearly doesn't want to connect through JFK.

[TalBlack]

They’ll resume flights in October? How do they know that?

[Sam Gamgee]

My positions in Air Canada will continue a relief rally as oil falls.

[Robert357]

service from Toronto and Montreal to JFK will cease June 1 and resume Oct. 25

Cool. On October 19th Alberta will vote on leaving the Canadian Confederation. That will allow Canadian leaders from Toronto to go to Wall Street and beg for financial help. Well Done Air Canada.

[Jane Long]

Good!!

[bondjamesbond]

I used to enjoy traveling to Canada, but not anymore. They have just gotten too crazy. Too bad.

[bondjamesbond]

“Your flight has been delayed for two hours, would you like MAiD?”