Thunder Bay isn’t impacted by an Air Canada announcement to indefinitely suspend service on 30 domestic regional routes.
The company says the move as well as a decision to close eight stations at regional airports in Canada is being made as a result of continuing weak demand for both business and leisure travel due to COVD-19 as well as travel restrictions and border closures.
Service from Regina to Winnipeg has been scrapped.
Air Canada says there are diminishing prospects for a near-to-mid-term recovery and they expect the industry’s recovery to take a minimum of three years.
Officials say they will be looking at changes to schedules and further service suspensions over the coming weeks.
Air Canada reported a net loss of $1.05 billion in the first quarter of 2020.
Here are the service suspensions:
Maritimes/Newfoundland and Labrador:
Deer Lake-Goose Bay;
Deer Lake-St. John’s;
Fredericton-Halifax;
Fredericton-Ottawa;
Moncton-Halifax;
Saint John-Halifax;
Charlottetown-Halifax;
Moncton-Ottawa;
Gander-Goose Bay;
Gander-St. John’s;
Bathurst-Montreal;
Wabush-Goose Bay;
Wabush-Sept-Iles;
Goose Bay-St. John’s.
Quebec/Ontario:
Baie Comeau-Montreal;
Baie Comeau-Mont Joli;
Gaspé-Iles de la Madeleine;
Gaspé-Quebec City;
Sept-Iles-Quebec City;
Val d’Or-Montreal;
Mont Joli-Montreal;
Rouyn-Noranda-Val d’Or;
Kingston-Toronto;
London-Ottawa;
North Bay-Toronto
Windsor-Montreal
Western Canada:
Regina-Winnipeg;
Regina-Saskatoon;
Regina-Ottawa;
Saskatoon-Ottawa.
Station Closures
The following are the Regional Airports where Air Canada is closing its stations:
Bathurst (New Brunswick)
Wabush (Newfoundland and Labrador)
Gaspé (Quebec)
Baie Comeau (Quebec)
Mont Joli (Quebec)
Val d’Or (Quebec)
Kingston (Ontario)
North Bay (Ontario)
