Air Canada to Launch New U.S. Routes From Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

Air Canada has announced a major expansion at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport with new transborder routes to four U.S. cities and increased daily flights to Montréal and Ottawa.

Air Canada's New Routes From Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport - Courtesy Air Canada

On Thursday (October 23, 2025), Air Canada announced a major expansion at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport with new transborder routes to four major U.S. cities and increased daily flights to Montréal and Ottawa.  Starting in Spring 2026, Air Canada will launch four daily flights to New York-LaGuardia, three daily flights to Boston, twice-daily flights to Chicago O’Hare, and daily to Washington Dulles International Airport. The start of transborder services from Billy Bishop will follow the opening of U.S. Customs Pre-Clearance at the island airport.  From January 2026, Air Canada will also expand their daily services in Canada’s busiest domestic travel corridors by increasing the frequency of return flights to Montréal to nine from eight, and to six from four to Ottawa.

In Thursday’s announcement, Air Canada’s EVP and Chief Commercial Officer, and President of Cargo, Mark Galardo, said,

“This is our most significant expansion at Toronto Island since Air Canada first served the airport 35 years ago.  The new transborder routes will especially benefit our loyal customers and business travellers by creating frequent and easy connections between the heart of Canada’s financial capital and the major markets of New York, Boston, Washington and Chicago. Moreover, we are increasing at the island the daily frequency of return flights from Toronto to Montréal and Ottawa, which are Canada’s most heavily travelled corridors for business traffic.

“These exciting new services reflect Air Canada’s commitment to further elevate the customer experience at Billy Bishop Airport. Our flights are the only ones from Toronto Island to offer travellers the productivity tool of fast, free in-flight Wi-Fi and the comforts of the Aspire Air Canada Café, a quiet space for eligible domestic customers to work or recharge prior to their flight. All customers can also enjoy complimentary premium snacks, beer and wine that we offer on board. Our expanded services at the island complement our already extensive services from Toronto Pearson where we will operate more than 600 return flights a day to 124 destinations next summer. This expansion ensures the Greater Toronto Area and beyond are highly connected for business and leisure travel, making Air Canada the preferred choice for travel to and from the GTA.”

Also commenting on Air Canada’s expansion, PortsToronto’s President and CEO, RJ Steenstra, said,

“We are delighted to welcome Air Canada’s expanded routes at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport – a milestone that underscores our shared commitment to enhancing connectivity, convenience, and choice for travellers. This expansion of routes not only continues to strengthen Toronto as a place for business and leisure, but also reflects confidence in Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport’s role as a gateway to the future of passenger-centric urban air travel.  We look forward to working with Air Canada to help shape the next chapter of growth and innovation for the airport and the city and region we proudly serve.”

Air Canada's New Routes From Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport - Courtesy Air Canada

All of the newly announced routes will be operated as Air Canada Express, by Air Canada’s regional partner Jazz Aviation LP, using a 78-seat, De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft. Flights from Toronto Island.

Source: Air Canada