US EditionAir Transat is cutting summer flights to Florida
- Air Transat said in Montreal it is cancelling its U.S. flights for the 2026 summer season to better manage resources, the announcement was published Feb. 12, 2026.
- Figures from aviation data firm Cirium released last month found Canada‑U.S. flight volumes fell more than 14 per cent year‑over‑year in the fourth quarter, while other carriers increased flights to Caribbean and South America.
- Air Transat spokeswoman Marie‑Eve Vallières said flights to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Orlando, Florida, will start gradually winding down in the spring and noted the airline flies to 67 destinations.
- Faced with falling Canada‑U.S. flight volumes, Air Transat is shifting seasonal capacity toward other leisure markets, aligning with other carriers moving capacity to the Caribbean and South America.
- The airline said it will decide the 2026–2027 winter Florida program later, and passengers should expect a phased pullback this spring.
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Canadian airline scraps U.S. flights. See why it’s ditching Florida for these destinations
Air Transat is the latest airline to pull back from the U.S. as Canadians look elsewhere for value. Here is where it's flying instead.
Canadian airline cancels all US-bound flights for summer season
Air Transat — a Canadian airline based in Montreal, Quebec — will now no longer fly passengers to the United States, according to a new report.Canadian news outlet Globe and Mail reported Friday that Air Transat is planning to wind down flights to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida beginning in Spring 2026, and will eventually eliminate flights to those destinations altogether ahead of the summer travel season. The airline said the decision to…
Flights to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando will begin to be phased out in the spring.
The airline will phase out its flights to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida, in the spring.
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