WestJet & Air Canada reverse course on U.S. routes as demand shifts

Reports of Canadian airlines cancelling previously-planned U.S. routes, while President Donald Trump’s global trade war and annexation threats rage on, continue to make headlines.

The latest is about WestJet cancelling the launch of a new nonstop route between Austin and Vancouver that was set to begin May 11.

Citing a “downward shift in demand” for travel between Canada and the U.S., WestJet has “made the difficult decision to suspend scheduled direct service between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Austin, Texas,” reads a statement from the airline that was shared with Austin-based KXAN-TV.

WestJet said it will “review opportunities” to serve the Austin-Vancouver route in the future. Air Canada currently flies…