Airports and airlines still operating international flights in Canada - as of 6 April
Airports
• Toronto Pearson International Airport, • Montréal—Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport • Vancouver International Airport • Calgary International Airport
Airlines
Air Canada
Air Canada continues to operate domestic and international flights with a reduced schedule
Air Canada operating schedule from 1 to 30 April for Atlantic routes
Route Frequencies
Montreal - Frankfurt 4 flights per week
Montreal - London 2 flights per week
Montreal - Paris up to 7 flights per week
Toronto - Frankfurt 7 flights per week
Toronto - London 7 flights per week
Vancouver - London 3 flights per week
Air Canada Atlantic route suspensions
Affected route Route update
Calgary - Frankfurt Temporary suspension from March 22 until May 31
Calgary - London Temporary suspension from March 24 until May 31
Montreal - Athens Seasonal startup delayed until June 1
Montreal - Barcelona Seasonal startup delayed until June 3
Montreal - Bordeaux Full summer suspension
Montreal - Brussels Temporary suspension from March 29 until April 30
Montreal - Casablanca Temporary suspension from March 17 until May 31
Montreal - Dublin Seasonal startup delayed until June 2
Montreal - Geneva Temporary suspension from March 21 until May 31
Montreal - Lyon Temporary suspension from March 15 until May 31
Montreal - Lisbon Seasonal startup delayed until June 1
Montreal - Marseille Full summer suspension
Montreal - Nice Seasonal startup delayed until June 1 Affected route Route update
Montreal - Rome Temporary suspension from March 9 until June 2
Montreal - Venice Full summer suspension
Ottawa - London (Heathrow) Temporary suspension from March 17 to May 31
Toronto - Amsterdam Temporary suspension from March 26 until May 31
Toronto - Athens Seasonal startup delayed until June 1
Toronto - Barcelona Seasonal startup delayed until June 1
Toronto - Berlin Seasonal startup delayed until June 1
Toronto - Brussels New route launch postponed to June 3
Toronto - Budapest Seasonal startup delayed until June 1
Toronto - Copenhagen Temporary suspension from March 17 until May 31
Toronto - Delhi Temporary suspension from March 22 until May 31
Toronto - Dubai Temporary suspension from March 23 until June 1
Toronto - Dublin Temporary suspension from March 29 until May 31 Affected route Route update
Toronto - Lisbon Seasonal startup delayed until June 1
Toronto - Madrid Temporary suspension from March 19 until May 31
Toronto - Manchester Seasonal startup delayed until June 2
Toronto - Milan Seasonal startup delayed until June 4
Toronto - Mumbai Winter seasonal service resumes October 25
Toronto - Munich Temporary suspension from March 29 until May 31
Toronto - Paris Temporary suspension from March 18 until May 31
Toronto - Prague Seasonal startup delayed until June 3
Toronto - Rome Temporary suspension from March 11 until May 31
Toronto - Tel Aviv Temporary suspension from March 18 until May 31
Toronto - Venice Seasonal startup delayed until June 3
Toronto - Vienna Temporary suspension from March 19 until May 31
Toronto - Zurich Temporary suspension from March 28 until May 4 Affected route Route update
Vancouver - Dublin Seasonal startup delayed until June 1
Vancouver - Delhi Temporary suspension from March 22 until May 31
Vancouver - Frankfurt Seasonal startup delayed until June 1
Vancouver - Paris Seasonal startup delayed until June 16
Special flights information
Air Canada, together with the federal government, operates flights to bring Canadians back home.
Upcoming flights: none foreseen at the moment
Other domestic and international route suspensions, including the Caribbean, can be found here: https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/travel-news-and-updates/2020/china- travel.html#/na
WestJet
Suspension of commercial operations for all transborder (United States, including Hawaii) and international (Europe, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America) flights as of 22 March for a 30-day period. The airline’s domestic flight schedule has also been reduced by 50%.
Air Transat
Suspension of flights between 1 to 30 April.
Porter Airlines
Suspension of flights until 1 June.
Sunwing
Sunwing has now suspended all operations until 30 April.
Caribbean Airlines
As a result of decisions by the governments of Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica to halt all international commercial flights, there are a number of changes to their services:
• Jamaica – all Caribbean Airlines passenger services have ceased on 21 March • Trinidad – all other international Caribbean Airlines passenger services have ceased on 22 March • Services between Trinidad and Tobago will continue to operate on an adjusted frequency schedule
In addition, Caribbean Airlines advises that due to a significant reduction in passenger demand, the domestic air bridge between Trinidad and Tobago will operate a reduced schedule from 24 March.
Air France
Due to increasing travel restrictions, and faced with a sharp decline in demand, Air France has reduced their flight capacity by up to 90%. This capacity reduction is currently planned to last until the end of May.
Air France has also announced that only customers authorized at the border or in transit may be boarded on their flights. As of 17 March, France applies specific entry measures to travelers. Only the following passengers will be allowed to board flights to France:
• Citizens of European Union (EU) as well as citizens of Great Britain • Family members of European Union (EU) and Great Britain Nationals • Residents of the European Union and Great Britain • Nationals of other countries only if they have a connection to a country outside the European Union.
In addition, following the closure of Paris-Orly airport, Air France has transferred all the scheduled flights to Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, as of 1 April.
With respect to Canada, Air France is operating 3 flights a week, from Montreal to Paris, on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. This schedule is in place for the coming weeks.
Air France continues to operate scheduled flights at reduced frequencies to the following destinations:
• Metropolitan France: Marseille, Nice, Toulouse • Overseas Departments: Cayenne, Fort-de-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, Saint-Denis de La Réunion • Europe: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Berlin, Dublin, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Geneva, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Munich, Stockholm, Zurich • Africa: Cotonou, Dakar, Abidjan (other destinations under consideration) • North America: New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, Mexico City • South America: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo • Asia: Tokyo
KLM
KLM has announced a significant decrease of their scheduled flights between 22 March to 30 April. With respect to Canada, KLM is still operating 3 times per week the Toronto-Amsterdam route. The Montreal, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary flights have been temporarily suspended.
More details available here: https://www.klm.com/home/ca/en
As of 4 April, the following flights are suspended: Accra, Aruba and Bonaire, Bahrain, Bengaluru, Bogota and Cartagena, Calgary, Cape Town, Chengdu, Dammam, Edmonton, Fortaleza, Hangzhou, Havana, Houston, Kigali and Entebbe, Kilimanjaro and Dar es Salaam, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta, Kuwait, Lagos, Las Vegas, Miami, Minneapolis, Montreal, Mumbai, Paramaribo, Quito and Guayaquil, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, San José and Liberia, Sint Maarten, Vancouver, and Washington. The current reduction is scheduled to last 2 months but subject to changes, as the situation evolves.
Brussels Airlines
A temporary flight suspension from 21 March until 19 April included has been announced.
Lufthansa
3 flights per week from Montreal to Frankfurt are foreseen until 14 April.
On 6 April, a Montreal-Frankfurt flight is scheduled.
The current special flight schedule for 6 to 8 April, including the above-mentioned flight, is available here: https://www.lufthansa.com/content/dam/lh/documents/special-flight-schedule/LH_Schedule06- 08Apr.pdf
In addition, Lufthansa is planning the following rescue flights in the coming days:
Date Flight Route 6.4.2020 LH341 Lima (LIM) - Frankfurt (FRA) 6.4.2020 LH345 Buenos Aires (EZE) - Frankfurt (FRA) 6.4.2020 LH348 San José, Costa Rica (SJO) - Frankfurt (FRA) 6.4.2020 LH355 Christchurch (CHC) - Bangkok (BKK) - Frankfurt (FRA) 6.4.2020 LH357 Auckland (AKL) - Bangkok (BKK) - Frankfurt (FRA) 7.4.2020 LH343 San José, Costa Rica (SJO) - Frankfurt (FRA) 7.4.2020 LH355 Christchurch (CHC) - Bangkok (BKK) - Frankfurt (FRA) 7.4.2020 LH357 Auckland (AKL) - Bangkok (BKK) - Frankfurt (FRA) 8.4.2020 LH355 Christchurch (CHC) - Bangkok (BKK) - Frankfurt (FRA) 8.4.2020 LH357 Auckland (AKL) - Bangkok (BKK) - Frankfurt (FRA) 9.4.2020 LH355 Christchurch (CHC) - Bangkok (BKK) - Frankfurt (FRA) 9.4.2020 LH357 Auckland (AKL) - Bangkok (BKK) - Frankfurt (FRA) 10.4.2020 LH355 Christchurch (CHC) - Bangkok (BKK) - Frankfurt (FRA) 10.4.2020 LH357 Auckland (AKL) - Bangkok (BKK) - Frankfurt (FRA)
Austrian Airlines
Suspension of its scheduled air traffic until 19 April. Austrian Airlines is in contact with the Austrian Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs to clarify issues relating to the operation of additional evacuation flights to bring back Austrians who are abroad. For this reason, Austrian Airlines asks all Austrians who are stranded in other countries and who want to return home to get in touch with the Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs.
Swiss
Swiss has reduced flight operations to a minimum from 23 March. As a result, all flights to and from Canada have been suspended. From 23 March to 19 April, the only long-haul destination served by Swiss will be Newark (EWR) and, from Zurich, the eight following European cities: London (LHR), Amsterdam, Berlin, Hamburg, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon and Stockholm. For the time being, flights from Geneva to London (LHR), Athens, Lisbon and Porto will continue. Provisionally, there will be no further long-haul services from Geneva.
British Airways and Iberia
IAG, owner of British Airways and Iberia, announced that the group's flight capacity would be reduced by 75% during April and May.
With respect to Canada, flights have been suspended at the end of March and will resume respectively:
• Montreal on 15 April • Vancouver on 15 April • Calgary on 16 April (will run Monday/Thursday/Sunday) • Toronto on 18 April
The resumption of this schedule may be subject to change.
TAP Air Portugal
TAP has suspended operations of the Lisbon-Toronto route during the month of April. The last flight took place on 29 March. This suspension is expected to last until 4 May.
More details available here: https://www.flytap.com/en-ca/latest-updates?accordionid=801351b2-2123- 48a0-9c8d-9da7a964401f-content
Icelandair
Icelandair has not publicly communicated specific decisions on its operations. With respect to Canada, it appears that flights to and from Toronto have been suspended. The only transatlantic flight foreseen is to/from Boston. More available details here: https://www.icelandair.com/en-ca/support/covid-19/covid- cancelled-flights/
Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus is temporarily reducing their schedule between North America and Ireland and, as a result, is operating reduced number of flights between Dublin and New York (JFK), Boston, Chicago.
As of 3 April, Aer Lingus has temporarily suspended flights to/from Toronto and San Francisco.