American Airlines expands Canadian route network, launches 2 direct flights to New York
American Airlines will expand international routes from New York this summer.
Oneworld alliance airlines will add daily flights from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Quebec City’s Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) on August 5 and three weekly flights to Calgary International Airport (YYC) on August 6, a U.S. spokesperson confirmed, according to schedule data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. Both routes will operate seasonally until October.
The new YQB flight will be operated by a 76-seat Embraer E175, and the YYC flight will be operated by a 172-seat Boeing 737 MAX 8.
The new routes are part of American Airlines’ gradual expansion into Canada. Starting in 2024, the airline has connected YYC to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) and New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA), and YQB to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
In 2025, American Airlines announced a new partnership with Canada’s Porter Airlines that includes code sharing and a loyalty partnership for AAdvantage members.
Under the agreement, Porter also added flights to American Airlines hubs. By the end of February, it will launch new flights from Ottawa International Airport (YOW) to Miami International Airport (MIA) and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), as well as from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to PHX.
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American Airlines will compete with WestJet on the JFK-YYC route; Air Canada serves the market from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Cirium data shows. United Airlines flies the EWR-YQB route.
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