Airline slashes marketing for U.S. travel because Canadians may view it ‘negatively’ [Video]

Toronto-based Porter Airlines says it has cut back on marketing for U.S. destinations amid the ongoing, everchanging trade war between Canada and the United States.

“We’ve scaled back marketing our U.S. destinations, as some Canadians may view this negatively,” the airline said in a statement to INsauga.com.

“It’s important to note that Porter has increased its U.S. presence by approximately 150 per cent year-over-year as part of our overall growth. Schedules are filed months in advance and always have near-term adjustments.”

But it’s the time in the season when capacity transitions to summer schedules, Porter said, where 75 per cent of peak capacity is planned for domestic travel.

Meanwhile, travel agency Flight Centre Travel Group Canada recently said February bookings to American cities dropped 40 per cent from the same month …