Westjet suspends nine roads to the United States due to the drop in demand among Canadians wishing to travel to the South, the airline for Global News told.
The decision of one of the largest airlines in Canada intervenes like Canadians turn more and more to travel to the United States In the middle of the US President Donald Trump’s trade war against Canada and his rhetoric to make Canada on the 51st American state.
“Westjet recently suspended the planned plane to nine transformative roads for various parts of the summer calendar” West The spokesperson told Global News.
Many suspended roads are towards popular American tourist destinations, such as Las Vegas and Orlando, Florida. These flights were temporarily suspended during most of the summer.
To date, it is the list of flights that have been suspended:
May to October:
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- Vancouver (YVR) – Austin (Aus)
Only June:
- Calgary (YYC) – Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
- Edmonton (Yeg) – Chicago (Ord) *Return June 28
- St. John’s (Yyt) – Orlando (MCO) *Return June 30
- Winnipeg (YWG) – Orlando (MCO)
June to August:
- Kelowna (YLW) – Seattle -Tacoma (sea)
- Winnipeg (YWG) – Los Angeles (Lax) *Back 28 August 28
July to August:
- Edmonton (Yeg) – Atlanta (ATL)
- Winnipeg (YWG) – Las Vegas (LAS)
“Westjet assesses and permanently adjusts its schedule to meet demand, and we remain determined to examine direct service opportunities on these routes in the future,” said the spokesperson.
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