Air Canada has announced a temporary suspension of flights from Toronto and Montreal to New York's John F Kennedy airport, citing rising fuel prices.
The move comes amid growing concerns that airlines worldwide may scale back services as aviation fuel costs climb in the wake of the US and Israel's ongoing war with Iran, which entered a fragile ceasefire earlier in April. Although Iran announced on Friday that the strait of Hormuz had reopened, helping ease oil prices, fuel costs remain significantly elevated after weeks of disruption.
Separately on Friday, Spirit Airlines has asked the US federal government for hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency funding to offset a surge in fuel costs, the Air Current industry website reported, citing unnamed sources. Spirit did not immediately return a request for comment.
"Jet fuel prices have doubled since the start of the Iran conflict, affecting some lower profitability routes and flights which now are no longer economically feasible," Air Canada said in a statement on Friday. "Schedule adjustments including some frequency reductions are being made in response."
The airline said flights from two of Canada's major cities will be paused starting 1 June, with service expected to resume on 25 October.
The affected routes include one flight from Montreal and three from Toronto, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported, citing an Air Canada spokesperson.
"Any affected customers will be contacted with alternate travel options,"
The move comes amid growing concerns that airlines worldwide may scale back services as aviation fuel costs climb in the wake of the US and Israel's ongoing war with Iran, which entered a fragile ceasefire earlier in April. Although Iran announced on Friday that the strait of Hormuz had reopened, helping ease oil prices, fuel costs remain significantly elevated after weeks of disruption.
Separately on Friday, Spirit Airlines has asked the US federal government for hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency funding to offset a surge in fuel costs, the Air Current industry website reported, citing unnamed sources. Spirit did not immediately return a request for comment.
"Jet fuel prices have doubled since the start of the Iran conflict, affecting some lower profitability routes and flights which now are no longer economically feasible," Air Canada said in a statement on Friday. "Schedule adjustments including some frequency reductions are being made in response."
The airline said flights from two of Canada's major cities will be paused starting 1 June, with service expected to resume on 25 October.
The affected routes include one flight from Montreal and three from Toronto, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) reported, citing an Air Canada spokesperson.
"Any affected customers will be contacted with alternate travel options,"