Jan 13, 2021
Air Canada suspends more routes in Atlantic Canada in latest cuts
The Canadian Press
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HALIFAX -- Air Canada has told airports in Atlantic Canada that it will suspend more routes in the region until further notice.
Effective Jan. 23, the airline will suspend all service in Gander, N.L., Goose Bay, N.L., and Fredericton, N.B., the Atlantic Canada Airports Association says.
The cuts come just days after Air Canada's latest round of service reductions in Atlantic Canada went into effect on Jan. 11.
Similarly, WestJet said in October that it would suspend 80 per cent of its Atlantic Canada capacity.
Monette Pasher, the executive director of the Atlantic Canada Airports Association, said in a statement that the repercussions of the cuts would be felt for years to come in communities in Atlantic Canada.
Airlines have blamed a lack of federal support for the air sector as the reason for the dramatic reduction in service.
