Air Canada to axe Singapore’s only non-stop flight to Canada in January 2027加拿大航空将于2027年1月取消新加坡唯一一条直飞加拿大的航线。
SINGAPORE: Travellers looking to hop on a non-stop flight from Singapore to Canada will soon lose their only option, as Air Canada prepares to axe its service between the Republic and Vancouver in January 2027.
The route will be suspended effective from Jan 26, 2027. - Photo: AIR CANADA
SINGAPORE: Travellers looking to hop on a non-stop flight from Singapore to Canada will soon lose their only option, as Air Canada prepares to axe its service between the Republic and Vancouver in January 2027.
The route – which links Singapore to the city in western Canada on the Boeing 787-9 aircraft – will be suspended after Jan 26, 2027, a spokeswoman for the Canadian flagship carrier confirmed on Wednesday (Sept 23), in response to queries.
With this, travellers hoping to visit the Great White North will now need to make at least one stopover in places such as Hong Kong or the US.
Citing commercial reasons, the spokeswoman said: “Despite significant efforts and resources invested in the Vancouver-Singapore route for close to three years by Air Canada and other partners, the route regrettably did not meet the business targets that would enable this service to remain sustainable.”
The non-stop flight was launched in April 2024, six months after Singapore Airlines (SIA) stopped services between Singapore and Vancouver following a review of its network operations, The Straits Times reported that year.
Explaining the timeline, the spokeswoman said the end date for the Singapore-Vancouver route was chosen “far enough into the future to protect the majority of our customers”.
Currently, Air Canada operates the 12,818km non-stop service up to five times a week, making it the airline’s longest flight by distance.
The flight time from Singapore to Vancouver is about 14 hours, while the return journey takes about 16 hours and 45 minutes.
The spokeswoman said economic factors affecting the route include commercial demand and its ultra-long distance.
Taken together with the current cost of fuel, ultra-long flights have become inefficient due to the additional fuel requirements and associated fuel burn, said the airline.
“As a result, Air Canada has made the difficult but necessary decision to redeploy its fleet to other markets where demand and other economic factors are better aligned,” the spokeswoman said.
Air Canada had originally added the non-stop service in response to growing market demand, its vice-president of government and community relations David Rheault said at the time of its launch.
In response to queries, Changi Airport Group (CAG) said on Sept 23 that it has been informed by Air Canada of its decision to suspend its Vancouver-Singapore service.
The group said that over the past year, Air Canada carried about 9 per cent of Changi’s traffic to North America.
“While the suspension of this service will remove Changi’s only direct air link to Canada, Singapore remains connected to North America via multiple direct services, as well as a range of one-stop options,” CAG said.
It added that it will continue to engage airlines on opportunities to strengthen Singapore-Canada connectivity, and look at supporting the development of new and existing services where there is demand.
Air Canada’s spokeswoman said the airline will serve Singapore through codeshare agreements with Star Alliance partners.
Under these arrangements, Air Canada’s code is placed on SIA-operated flights to hubs including Tokyo’s Narita, South Korea’s Incheon, Hong Kong, London Heathrow, Frankfurt and Brussels airports.
It is also placed on ANA flights to Tokyo’s Narita and Haneda, allowing travellers to board Air Canada-operated flights at these airports. - The Straits Times/ANN
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该航线将于2027年1月26日起停飞。——图片：加拿大航空
新加坡：想要从新加坡直飞加拿大的旅客很快将失去唯一的选择，因为加拿大航空准备在 2027 年 1 月取消新加坡和温哥华之间的航线。
加拿大旗舰航空公司的一位女发言人周三（9 月 23 日）在回应询问时证实，连接新加坡和加拿大西部城市的波音 787-9 客机航线将于 2027 年 1 月 26 日之后停飞。
这样一来，希望前往加拿大北部旅游的旅客现在至少需要在香港或美国等地中途停留一次。
发言人以商业原因为由表示：“尽管加拿大航空和其他合作伙伴在近三年的时间里为温哥华-新加坡航线投入了大量精力和资源，但遗憾的是，该航线未能达到能够维持其可持续发展的业务目标。”
据《海峡时报》当年报道，新加坡航空公司 (SIA) 在对其航线网络运营进行审查后，于 2024 年 4 月开通了新加坡至温哥华的直飞航线，此前六个月，新加坡航空公司停止了该航线的服务。
发言人解释说，新加坡-温哥华航线的终止日期之所以选择在“足够遥远的未来”，是为了“保护我们大多数客户的利益”。
目前，加拿大航空每周最多运营五班 12,818 公里的直飞航班，使其成为该航空公司航程最长的航班。
从新加坡飞往温哥华的飞行时间约为 14 小时，而返程大约需要 16 小时 45 分钟。
发言人表示，影响该航线的经济因素包括商业需求及其超长的距离。
该航空公司表示，考虑到目前的燃油成本，超长途航班由于额外的燃油需求和相关的燃油消耗，已经变得效率低下。
“因此，加拿大航空做出了艰难但必要的决定，将其机队重新部署到需求和其他经济因素更匹配的其他市场，”发言人说。
加拿大航空公司负责政府和社区关系的副总裁大卫·雷奥特在航线开通时表示，加拿大航空公司最初开通这条直飞航线是为了响应不断增长的市场需求。
针对相关询问，樟宜机场集团（CAG）于9月23日表示，已收到加拿大航空关于暂停温哥华至新加坡航线的决定通知。
该组织表示，过去一年，加拿大航空承担了樟宜机场飞往北美约 9% 的客运量。
“虽然暂停这项服务将使樟宜机场失去唯一一条直飞加拿大的航线，但新加坡仍然可以通过多条直飞航线以及一系列中转航班与北美保持联系，”樟宜机场集团表示。
该公司还表示，将继续与航空公司探讨加强新加坡与加拿大之间航线连接的机会，并考虑支持有需求的新航线和现有航线的发展。
加拿大航空发言人表示，该航空公司将通过与星空联盟伙伴的代码共享协议为新加坡提供服务。
根据这些安排，加拿大航空的代码将用于新加坡航空运营的飞往包括东京成田机场、韩国仁川机场、香港机场、伦敦希思罗机场、法兰克福机场和布鲁塞尔机场在内的枢纽机场的航班。
该机票也适用于全日空飞往东京成田机场和羽田机场的航班，方便旅客在这些机场转乘加拿大航空运营的航班。——《海峡时报》/亚洲新闻网
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