en.Wedoany.com Reported - Air Canada has recently updated the flight schedules submitted to Cirium Diio and OAG, cancelling all originally planned Toronto to London Heathrow flights to be operated by the Airbus A321XLR. The airline's first A321XLR was just delivered recently.

According to the previous plan, Air Canada would have become the first and only airline at Heathrow Airport to use the A321XLR for long-haul routes, with the first flight originally scheduled to depart from Toronto on August 31, operating until October 22. The latest information shows that from August 31 to September 30, the route will be operated by a 300-seat Boeing 777-200LR, and from October 1 to October 22, it will alternate between a 255-seat Boeing 787-8 and a 298-seat Boeing 787-9, with the 787-9 operating the most flights, totaling 19.

Air Canada's Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Mark Galardo, stated in September 2025 that the XLR would help restore daytime round-trip flights between Toronto and Heathrow, a service last operated six years ago. The reason for this cancellation may be related to aircraft delivery delays, or possibly involve slot constraints at Heathrow Airport.

Affected XLR routes also include Montreal to Los Angeles, Montreal to Porto, and Montreal to Berlin. As of May 5, Air Canada's latest XLR plan is to commence commercial operations on the Montreal to Toulouse route on June 15, and to fly from Toronto to Manchester and Tenerife South starting October 25.

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