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Some Canadian Airlines Pull Back on Flights South of the Border
Air Transat ends all US flights for summer 2026 due to a 10% drop in transborder travel demand amid political tensions, reducing routes from nine to zero.
- Air Transat said this summer it will not fly to the US, suspending all transborder routes from its Montreal-based leisure carrier.
- Cirium data show capacity on flights from Canada to the US was down 10% last month amid a 25% tariff and threats after Canada–China trade talks earlier this year.
- WestJet, Canada’s second-biggest airline, is suspending 16 routes including Boston–Vancouver and Los Angeles–Toronto, cutting full-year transborder flying by close to 10%, a spokesperson told Business Insider.
- Travellers face fewer cross-border options as Canadian airlines cut schedules, while Air Transat's limited US footprint includes only two of its 67 destinations and three current routes: Montreal–Orlando, Montreal–Fort Lauderdale, and Quebec City–Fort Lauderdale.
- Despite its Skytrax accolade, Air Transat, which focuses on vacation travel, reduces transborder service amid political rhetoric including '51st state' and 'Buy Canadian' movement.
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Canadian airlines pull back from US routes amid falling travel demand
Canadian airlines are scaling back operations to the United States as demand for cross-border travel weakens. Carriers have cut frequencies, suspended routes and, in some cases, removed US destinations entirely from their schedules. The reductions affect both summer capacity and bookings later in the year. Industry data shows airlines are now operating fewer flights and offering fewer seats between the two countries than in 2025, reflecting a cl…
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