Quebec-based airline ending flights between Halifax and Sydney airports

Tom Ayers · CBC News

· Posted: Jul 02, 2025 12:16 PM EDT | Last Updated: July 2

A Quebec-based hose that started flying betwixt Halifax and Sydney past autumn is ending those flights.

Pascan Aviation added the way successful October, but successful a quality release, the institution said the work volition cease July 20.

"Despite the champion efforts of our dedicated squad and the lukewarm invited from airdrome unit and section partners, rider volumes person remained beneath the levels required to enactment continued operations," the hose said.

Pascan, based successful Saint-Hubert, Que., thanked the community, the McCurdy Sydney Airport squad and passengers who bought tickets and said anyone who booked flights aft July 20 volition get a afloat refund.

When Pascan opened the way past October, politicians, concern owners and tourism officials cheered, due to the fact that it had been astir 2 years since a bearer had offered flights betwixt Halifax and Sydney.

In a release, Sydney airdrome authorization CEO Myles Tuttle said unit volition proceed to enactment with airlines to amended work successful the region.

"We are disappointed with Pascan's determination to exit the market, but we admit that the level of utilization required to support this way was not met," helium said.

Air Canada operates regular nonstop flights from the McCurdy Sydney Airport to Toronto and Montreal and WestJet flies doubly a week from Sydney nonstop to Calgary.

Tuttle thanked Pascan for its efforts and said question connected different flights continues to grow.

"We are continuously seeing a dependable summation successful rider postulation from Sydney twelvemonth aft year, reinforcing the beardown request for question wrong our community," helium said.