Flight bookings between Canada and the U.S. are plunging amid rising trade tensions between the two allied nations.
Demand, measured by passenger bookings on flights between Canada and the U.S., has “collapsed,” falling 70% compared to the same period last year, according to a March 26 report from OAG aviation, a flight analytics company.
Visits from Canada to the U.S. account for the sharpest projected decline in travel this year, with analysts pointing to President Trump’s plan to slap tariffs on Canadian imports as causing some Canadians to hold off on traveling to the U.S.
“This sharp drop suggests that travellers are holding off on making reservations, likely due to ongoing uncertainty surrounding the broader trade dispute,” the report states.
Mr. Trump has delayed 25% tariffson Canadian and Mexican imports until April 2, but economists say the import duties could have detrimental effects on their economies given their deep reliance on the U.S. The drop in airline …