The 14 Air Canada routes cancelled throughout Atlantic Canada Tuesday carried 400,000 passengers in 2019, and the loss is causing concern among the industry about travel between rural parts of the region. WATCH | Air Canada cancels 30 domestic routes after pandemic losses:With losses approaching $2 billion, Air Canada is scrapping 30 local routes across the country, saying it simply cannot afford to keep those planes in the air. But those cuts are bad news for many on the ground, especially in Atlantic Canada. 1:54Pasher said the routes make up about five per cent of passenger traffic in Atlantic Canada, mostly connecting business travellers and mobile workers to smaller communities. The routes being cancelled in Atlantic Canada are:Deer Lake-Goose BayDeer Lake-St. John'sFredericton-HalifaxFredericton-OttawaMoncton-HalifaxSaint John-HalifaxCharlottetown-HalifaxMoncton-OttawaGander-Goose BayGander-St. John'sBathurst-MontrealWabush-Goose BayWabush-Sept-IlesGoose Bay-St. John's.

Source: CBC News July 01, 2020 18:11 UTC