Extra Europeans Flying to Canada As an alternative of the US: Cirium Knowledge Reveals

Journey between Canada and Europe is booming — as each side flip away from the US.

In line with knowledge from the aviation analytics agency Cirium, a record-breaking 4,276 flights are scheduled between Canada and Europe this month.

That is up 5% because the identical interval final yr, 14% since earlier than the pandemic, and greater than 40% over the previous decade.

The rise has been backed by flag provider Air Canada, which added an additional 112 flights, or 34,500 seats, this month.

It opened 5 new transatlantic routes, together with Edinburgh, Scotland, and Naples, Italy, to Montreal.

Flights between the US and Europe have been rising too, however not as rapidly.

Cirium knowledge reveals an increase of 4% between August 2024 and August 2025, and one-third between August 2015 and August 2025.

Airways have raised issues that fewer persons are excited by visiting the US since Donald Trump started his second presidency in January.

For July and August, airways reduce capability by 3.5% on routes between the US and Canada, OAG reported in March.

“This sharp drop means that vacationers are holding off on making reservations, seemingly on account of ongoing uncertainty surrounding the broader commerce dispute,” stated John Grant, the journey knowledge agency’s chief analyst.

Whereas political tensions additionally noticed bookings drop from Europe, worth cuts helped encourage a rebound in Might, Nicholas Smith, holidays digital director at Thomas Prepare dinner and eSky Group, informed Enterprise Insider’s Thibault Spirlet in June.

Nonetheless, it might be that extra Europeans are actually selecting Canada as a substitute of the US for a transatlantic trip.

In April, the CEO of lodge big Accor informed Bloomberg that ahead bookings for Europeans visiting the US this summer season have fallen by 1 / 4. He added that they have been as a substitute locations like Canada and South America.

And whereas many Individuals are nonetheless having fun with their “Euro Summers,” the post-pandemic explosion of such journeys might begin to wane.

The greenback is about 11% weaker in opposition to the euro in comparison with the beginning of the yr, when it was at close to parity. Which means touring to Europe is dearer than earlier than.

In the meantime, the Canadian greenback has dropped too, versus the euro, however solely by 6%.