Canadian Airways Pull Again From Flights to the US

Canadians are pulling again from visiting the US — and airways are paying consideration.

Montreal-based Air Transat will not fly to the US this summer season, with its final flight throughout the border working in early June.

In March final 12 months, it operated 9 routes to and from the US, however that quantity had dropped to a few as of early 2026.

For the time being, Air Transat flies from Montreal to Orlando and to Fort Lauderdale, and from Quebec Metropolis to Fort Lauderdale.

Air Transat, which focuses on trip journey, was named the world’s greatest leisure airline by Skytrax for the third 12 months in a row in 2025.

An airline spokesperson informed Enterprise Insider that its presence within the US “stays very marginal as we speak,” with solely two of its 67 locations within the US.

“This adjustment is a part of a proactive administration of our capability, as we focus our efforts on markets the place Air Transat is greatest positioned and that enable us to optimize the deployment of our assets,” they mentioned.

The spokesperson added that its winter schedule “can be decided at a later date.”

WestJet, Canada’s second-biggest airline, can also be slashing flights throughout the border for this summer season.

It is suspending 16 routes, together with massive metropolis pairings like Boston to Vancouver and Los Angeles to Toronto.

The airline has lowered its “full-year transborder flying by near 10%,” a spokesperson informed Enterprise Insider.

“We noticed a notable decline in transborder journey demand all through 2025,” they mentioned.

“As such, WestJet has redeployed its fleet by growing capability on routes Canadians need to fly.”

Canadians’ journey demand has sunk since President Donald Trump took energy early final 12 months.

Final month, capability was down 10% on flights from Canada to the US in comparison with a 12 months earlier, in keeping with knowledge from Cirium, an aviation analytics agency.

Canadian residents made 1.6 million return journeys from the US final month, down 24.3% from a 12 months earlier, in keeping with Statistics Canada.

Tensions flared when the US imposed a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico final March. It sparked a “Purchase Canadian” motion and helped Prime Minister Mark Carney win final April’s elections.

Trump has additionally referred to Canada because the “51st state.” Following Canada’s commerce talks with China earlier this 12 months, he threatened a 100% tariff on Canadian items and to dam the opening of a bridge between Detroit and Ontario.