WestJet suspends 9 routes between Canada and the US due to low demand

WestJet has decided to suspend 9 routes between Canada and the US due to low demand, including the Edmonton to Atlanta route. Direct flights to Atlanta will continue until June, after which it will be suspended for the summer.

Meanwhile, direct flights from Edmonton to Chicago will not begin until late June. WestJet has also reduced flights from Edmonton to San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles. Meanwhile, flights on the Vancouver to Austin route, which was scheduled to begin on May 11, have been postponed until October.

Spokesperson Josh Yates said that other popular cross-border flights, including Orlando, Los Angeles and Chicago, have also been suspended for various periods between June and August. The routes to be canceled include those for which WestJet is the sole non-stop flight provider.