Canada–U.S. bookings are down 70%? Not really, says Air Canada

Amid ongoing trade tensions between Canada and the United States, air capacity between the two countries, and future bookings, are experiencing a decline. But how bad is it?

UK-based global travel data provider OAG published a blog entry this week, claiming that passenger bookings on Canada–U.S. routes are down by 70 per cent compared to the same period last year.

In its report, OAG, using its data, compared the total number of scheduled one-way seats between the two countries filed on March 3, and those filed on March 24.

It found that more than 320,000 seats have been removed by airlines operating between Canada and the U.S. through to the end of October.

The company points out that the most noticeable cuts are in July and…