Astraeus Airlines will not offer flights from St. John's to England during the fall and winter, the airline told travel agents in a release Thursday.

The London, England-based charter airline had intended to replace the year-round flights from St. John's to London that were cancelled by Air Canada nearly a year ago.

In Thursday's release, the airline said there was not enough demand to support the year-round service.

Air Canada gave a similar reason when it cancelled the service.

Astraeus will cancel its Sunday and Thursday flights at the end of August. The last flight of the year from St. John's will depart on Sept. 18.

Customers with tickets for the cancelled flights will receive refunds.

The airline said service from St. John's will resume next spring.

The company is maintaining a charter service from Deer Lake.