WestJet won’t fly to 10 U.S. cities this summer amid ‘notable’ travel decline
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WestJet says several routes to U.S. cities are being suspended for summer 2026 as fewer Canadians are travelling south of the border.
WestJet says a “notable” decline in transborder travel has led to the suspension of 16 routes between Canadian and U.S. cities for the summer 2026 season.
The airline confirmed the decision to Global News on Tuesday.
“We saw a notable decline in transborder travel demand throughout 2025,” said Julia Kaiser, media relations advisor for WestJet. “As a result, we made timely decisions to modify our network to stay aligned with where Canadians want to go.
Kaiser said in an email that the airline was reducing its full-year transborder flying by close to 10 per cent, with a 15 per cent reduction in what were “historically peak” U.S. travel times.
The suspension of service this summer will occur on these 16 routes:
“We see no indication that this trend will change in the foreseeable future and have made further reductions to our transborder network for summer 2026,” Kaiser added.
The shift by WestJet comes as travel between Canada and the U.S. continues to decline.
Statistics Canada data last month showed that Canadians continued to take fewer trips to the U.S. in November 2025 amid the ongoing trade war and declining dollar.
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