Air Canada's longest flight is on its way out. The airline has quietly trimmed its schedule to show the Vancouver–Singapore service disappearing as of January 24, 2027 — less than three years after it first took off in April 2024.
The route ran three to five times a week on a Boeing 787-9, covering 7,967 miles with block times up to 16 hours 45 minutes. Departures from Vancouver left late at night around 11:15pm, arriving into Singapore two mornings later, with the return legs leaving Changi mid-morning. Once it's gone, there will be no nonstop link between Canada and Singapore at all.
So what went wrong? Vancouver's geography is genuinely hard to beat for Asia flying, and Air Canada dominates its home hub. But the Singapore market proved tough. Much of the demand was price-sensitive, and a stack of Asian carriers already offer one-stop connections via hubs like Hong Kong, Tokyo, Seoul and Taipei — often cheaper than a 17-hour nonstop. Relying on connecting traffic didn't help either, since plenty of passengers are happy to break the journey if it saves money. There's also a practical limit on ultra long haul 787 flights: fuel weight eats into cargo capacity, so the flight couldn't lean on freight revenue. Higher jet fuel prices appear to have been the final blow.
The interesting contrast is Bangkok. Air Canada's Vancouver–Bangkok route launched as a seasonal service and has since gone year-round, suggesting the airline isn't retreating from Asia — just picking its spots. That's worth remembering when planning a Canada–Southeast Asia trip: one-stop routings will remain plentiful even after the nonstop disappears.
For travellers, the practical takeaway is timing. If you've been sitting on points or a plan to fly this route in a premium cabin — the 787-9 is one of the nicer ways to spend 17 hours — you have until late January 2027 to book it. After that, you'll be connecting somewhere. And for anyone tracking how ultra long haul routes are evolving, this is a useful data point: not every nonstop bet survives, even from a well-positioned hub with a loyal home market.
