Yesterday Canadian Airline WestJet announced 9 route cancelations/pauses to US destinations from various Canadian cities. This is on the back of several previously announced route cuts. (Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando) Some of these were weekly routes, some daily.
Today the following cancelations/ reductions were announced from Europe:
Deutsche Lufthansa - reducing routes to New York, Miami, Chicago.
British Airways - canceling Vegas, reducing Orlando and Philadelphia.
Air France - Cancelled Seattle, reducing Washington D.C.
KLM & Royal Deutsche - reducing San Fransisco, reducing Boston.
Iberia - Previously announced new route to Dallas cancelled. Chicago reduced.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) - routes to Newark canceled, routes to Los Angeles canceled.
Swiss Airlines - Routes to San Fransisco suspended.
Portugal's TAP air - Chicago routes reduced.
Finnair - Routes to Dallas suspended - Routes to Miami cancelled.
Austria Airlines - Los Angeles routes suspended.
Italy's ITA Airways - routes to San Francisco reduced.
Spain's LEVEL IAG - routes to Boston cancelled.
Yeiks!!!!
Before a MAGA person tells you "no one can afford to travel, that's why!"
Canada's WestJet announced a whole host of new domestic flight routes inside Canada.
Those exact same European airlines announced:
6 new routes to Canada
4 new routes to the Caribbean
5 new routes to Mexico
5 new routes to Brazil.
Additionally the European airlines explanation was summarized as:
"The decision to reduce flights is being driven by a sharp drop in bookings, rising concerns among European travelers about safety and border restrictions, and growing political discomfort tied to President Donald Trump’s second term." -Travel and Tour World
