Harbour Air suspends flight routes due to low demand [Video]

Seaplane operator Harbour Air says it is cancelling one of its routes between Vancouver and Vancouver Island, and temporarily suspending some flights to the Sunshine Coast, due to decreasing ticket sales.

In a statement to CTV News, the Richmond, B.C., company says the “difficult decision” to scale back its operations was not made lightly, but was necessary due to a “persistent softening in demand.”

The float plane carrier will cease all flights between Vancouver and Maple Bay on Oct. 5, the company said Thursday.

It will also suspend flights from Vancouver from Sechelt starting on Oct. 8 until the spring of 2025.

“We understand that network decisions impact our guests’ transportation options, and we apologize for the inconvenience and thank our guests for their patronage and support,” the statement said.

Harbour Air says passengers looking to travel between Vancouver and the Maple Bay area, northeast of Duncan, will instead have …