Air Transat (TS, Montréal Trudeau) and WestJet (WS, Calgary) have axed several routes to the United States, with the former pulling out of the market altogether, responding to demand from Canada dropping in recent months, local media reports.

Air Transat will suspend flights from Montréal to Orlando International on May 4 and to Fort Lauderdale International on June 3, while flights from Québec to Fort Lauderdale will end on May 30.

In March 2025, the carrier operated as many as nine routes to the United States, with two daily flights to Florida. The decision on whether flights will resume to Florida in the autumn and winter will be determined later, a spokesperson for the company told the Toronto Sun newspaper.

“This adjustment is part of a proactive management of our capacity, as we focus our efforts on markets where Air Transat is best positioned and that allow us to optimise the deployment of our resources,” the spokesperson added.

WestJet, meanwhile, has axed ten routes to the US from its schedule, including three from Edmonton International, three from Vancouver International, and one each from Halifax, Montréal, Toronto Pearson, and Winnipeg International.

“We saw a notable decline in transborder travel demand throughout 2025,” a WestJet spokesperson told the Vancouver Sun, noting that there was no indication that this trend would change for the foreseeable future.