Air Canada will end its Vancouver to Singapore flight in 2027, just under three years after launch. Here's why its longest route is being cut.
It’s sad that SQ and AC have both come a cropper with regard to YVR-SIN service. Meanwhile UA is going very strong indeed with its double-daily SFO-SIN services… And bear in mind that UA and SQ are about as friendly in the Star Alliance as QF and QR are in Oneworld — in other words, they’re sworn enemies! Is SFO (or SEA, which DL will use as its gateway to SIN) that much more lucrative than YVR?!
Not surprised.
I managed to get my hands on a load sheet of theirs, and it wasn't uncommon for them to block 30+ seats in the dead of winter. Presumably, that was justifiable in 2005, but not so much at today's fuel prices.
I also wouldn't be surprised to see the route return once AC receives their A350s, which would be far more capable on the route, and also spread the per-seat costs a bit better... assuming that SQ doesn't return and reestablish the route in its own right.