Overview
- WestJet confirmed it will halt service on 16 Canada–U.S. routes for the summer 2026 season, citing a sustained drop in cross‑border travel.
- The Vancouver routes to Boston, San Francisco and San Diego will stop in April as the airline transitions to its summer timetable.
- Additional suspensions include Vancouver–Nashville and –Tampa, Kelowna–Seattle, Calgary–Raleigh‑Durham, Toronto–Los Angeles, multiple Edmonton and Winnipeg links, and Halifax–Orlando.
- The airline says it cut overall transborder flying by about 10% in 2025 and by 15% during historically peak U.S. periods, as Statistics Canada reported a 23.6% year‑over‑year decline in November 2025 return trips to the U.S.
- Capacity will be redeployed to stronger markets, with new summer domestic routes such as Calgary–Campbell River (from May 15), Edmonton–Terrace (from May 19), and Calgary–Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay (from mid‑June).