We all know that Canadian airlines have dropped some US routes as the tariff war continues between the two countries. But which cities have lost the most seats?
Using Cirium airline data as a guide, Forbes published a useful story that shows Las Vegas and Miami-Fort Lauderdale are two of the biggest losers.
US destinations still account for 28% of all Canadian air travel (just over 5 million seats), but Forbes said there has been a noticeable decline in key tourism spots and major cities.
- Las Vegas lost 48,728 seats
- Fort Lauderdale lost 29,105 seats
- New York lost 24,857 seats
- Los Angeles lost 24,764 seats
- Orlando lost 17,777 seats
- Miami lost 13,444 seats
That’s roughly 60,000 seats lost to three Florida destinations. Some of that could be due to an end of seasonal flights, as fewer Canadian travel to Florida in April or May than in February or March. But it's still a large number.
Forbes said sevesn other U.S. destinations have also been significantly impacted, with net losses over 5,000 passenger seats:
- Boston lost 9,282 seats
- Hartford, CT lost 6,460 seats
- New Orleans lost 6,394 seats
- Washington, DC lost 5,518 seats
- Kansas City, MO lost 5,497 seats
- Grand Rapids, MI lost 5,146 seats
Forbes and Cirium said the latest airline schedule filings for the third quarter of this year, compared to the 3rd quarter last year, showed that airline capacity from Canada has decreased in the following cities as well.
- Los Angeles lost a further 39,618 seats
- Miami lost 12,705 seats
- Washington, DC lost 12,648 seats
- Las Vegas lost 9,083 seats
- Hartford, CT lost 6,688 seats
Additionally, in the third quarter:
- Pittsburgh lost 8,301 seats
- Minneapolis/St. Paul lost 7,546 seats
- Tucson lost 7,026 seats
On the other hand, some cities have remained about the same or even gained seats in quarter two of this year.
- Denver has gained 30,156 seats
- Atlanta has gained 28,670 seats
- San Francisco has gained 23,458 seats
- Nashville has gained 22,084 seats
And three cities which see a capacity decline during the second quarter currently have a significant planned increase in capacity for the third quarter.
- New York gains 72,841 seats
- Chicago gains 54,838 seats
- Boston gains 21,030 seats
