The airline Air Canada would have once again reduced its supply of daily flights to the United States, this time by cutting in its offers to San Francisco, due to a drop in demand on travelers.
The direct flight between Montreal and San Francisco, which made the journey twice a day during the summer of 2024, between May and October, and even three times a day in June, would have been reduced to once a day for the summer of 2025, according to data from the Cirium air tracker, first reported by the American media “The Street” on Wednesday.
Initially, the company had however planned the same schedule as in the summer of 2024, but would have revised its plans due to a drop in demand from travelers to the United States.
Last month, the Canadian company had already reduced its flight schedule to the United States by withdrawing several offers to Washington, Houston and Miami, from Vancouver International Airport (YVR), according to the American media.
“If we can reduce the risks a little and act proactively to move capacity to other sectors [où] We see a strength, I think that is the right decision to be made right in this context, “said the executive vice-president, chief executive officer and president of Air Canada Cargo Mark Galardo, in February.
In the midst of a pricing war, passages to the border between Canada and the United States would have already decreased by 12.5% in February and 18% in March, according to customs of customs service and the protection of the United States (CBP), according to “The Street”.
Other incidents, including many sudden detentions of foreign tourists, have led to a drop in visits to the United States, amounting to 30% among German visitors and 25% for Spain.
According to tourism Economics projections, international trips to the United States could fall by 15.2% in 2025, according to the American media.
Asked about it, US President Donald Trump reportedly said on Sunday that there is currently “a little nationalism”, but that it is “not much”, before claiming an interview with ABC News on Tuesday that “tourism is up sharply”.
“Wait in seeing the real figures come out in six months,” he continued, after his remarks were denied by his interviewer, the main national correspondent Terry Moran, can be seen in an extract seen more than 2.1 million times on X.
