Air Canada dropping New York JFK from its route map

Air Canada will end service to New York JFK this April. The airline’s last flights from the airport will be April 3. Air Canada currently flies to New York JFK from its hub at Toronto Pearson, offering 2 daily Air Canada Express flights between the cities. Air Canada says its exit from JFK will allow it to focus on its existing service to the New York City area's 2 other major airports: LaGuardia and Newark Liberty. “As JFK offers limited options for convenient arrival and departure times due to slot constraints, we have elected to re-focus on our main New York City-area operations at LaGuardia and Newark,” a spokesman said. Air Canada becomes the second big Star Alliance carrier to exit New York JFK in the past year. United abandoned JFK in October, shifting its JFK flights to Newark as part of a broader slot swap with Delta Air Lines. <br/>