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WestJet suspending nine cross-border routes for the summer
- WestJet is suspending nine cross-border routes between Canada and the United States for parts of the summer of 2025.
- The suspension follows reduced travel demand linked to U.S. tariffs and fewer Canadians choosing to visit the United States.
- Affected routes include flights from Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, St. John’s, Kelowna, and Winnipeg to U.S. cities such as Austin, Chicago, and Los Angeles.
- In March 2025, trips by Canadian residents to the U.S. dropped 13.5 percent year-over-year to 719,500, while land border crossings fell more than 22 percent compared to March 2024.
- WestJet said it will keep evaluating schedules and remain open to restoring direct routes as demand changes amid ongoing trade tensions.
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Canada's second-largest airline suspends nine U.S. routes: media
OTTAWA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Canada's second-largest airline, WestJet, is pausing nine routes between the United States and Canada as demand dampens for travel between the two countries, local media reported Thursday. Read full story
·Malaysia
Read Full ArticleWestJet suspending flight routes to these U.S. cities amid decline in cross-border travel
WestJet is suspending flights to Austin from Vancouver until October, and is halting trips to other U.S. destinations — including Orlando, Los Angeles and Chicago — at different times this summer.
·Toronto, Canada
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IBTimes UK
WestJet Axes 9 US Routes as Canadians Ditch American Vacations!
WestJet's cancelling flights to Orlando, Chicago, and more as Canadians avoid the US amid trade tensions. Where are they heading instead? Europe and Mexico top the list!
·New York, United States
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