Canada Is About to Lose Its Only Flight to Singapore

Air Canada will end service between Vancouver and Singapore on January 24, 2027, closing out its longest route after less than three years. The flight launched in April 2024, covers roughly 7,967 miles and runs a block time close to 16 hours 45 minutes on Boeing 787-9s, operating three to five times weekly depending on season. When it stops there will be no nonstop air link of any kind between Canada and Singapore, and no airline has signalled an intention to pick it up. Passengers will be back to connecting through Asian or US hubs.

The stated reasoning is unglamorous and familiar. Air Canada has pointed to weak yields and high fuel costs on an ultra-long sector that has to be profitable on premium cabins to work at all. The competitive picture did not help: one-stop itineraries on Asian carriers through Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei and Hong Kong have consistently undercut the nonstop on price, and a Vancouver passenger willing to change planes once has never been short of options. Ultra-long-haul routes carry very little margin for error, and this one apparently never found it.

There is a second, more physical problem with the sector. Eastbound and westbound tracks across the Pacific to Southeast Asia run through some of the most turbulence-prone airspace in commercial aviation, and the route has attracted a reputation among crews and frequent passengers for rough rides. That is not why an airline cancels a flight, but it shapes repeat bookings on a 17-hour sector where the alternative is a connection through a comfortable hub. Reputation compounds when a route is already marginal on price.

For travellers with 2027 plans the practical consequences start now. Bookings beyond January 24 will be cancelled or rerouted, and Air Canada’s own alternatives run via Tokyo Narita or Hong Kong with a change of aircraft. Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, EVA Air and ANA all offer one-stop routings from Vancouver that are often cheaper than the nonstop was. Anyone holding an Aeroplan award on the nonstop should look at rebooking early rather than waiting for the airline’s own reaccommodation, which tends to prioritise availability over convenience.

Sources: One Mile at a Time, Vancouver Is Awesome