NEWSLETTER
With the Trump administration continuing to sowing agitation in national and international relations, people from all over the world have been showing reservation about traveling to the United States.
Between the imposition of tariffs and repeated Trump comments on Canada that become the 51st state, passenger reserves between Canada and the United States They are below for more than 70% since the most annual period.
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Mark Galardo, Executive Vice President of Revenue and Network Planning for Air Canada (ACDVF) He recently told investors that a prolonged period of reduced travel to the United States could force the airline to reduce the capacity and move it “to other sectors (where) we see strength.”
Germany, Denmark, Portugal, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have updated their travel notices and warned their citizens that even a small mistake with the documents on the border of the United States could lead to the refusal of admission at best and a long period in the detention of immigration at the worst.
The countries moved after several high profile incidents in which their citizens were arrested at the border by trying to legally enter the United States.
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“Always make sure you have the appropriate entry documents,” the new Dutch notice reads. “(It is) something that is not correct? That can be reason for US authorities to reject their entry.”
Virgin Atlantic: Travel to us weakens
In this climate, the financial director of Virgin Atlantic, Oli Byers, told investors that the British airline “had weeks in which (traveling from and to the United States) was flat” and “had a few weeks where it has been negative.”
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The airline is often the option for the British who need to pass through the United States to holiday destinations in the Caribbean, such as Santa Lucía and Turkish and Caicos. The number of those doubts to do so has not gone unnoticed by Virgin Atlantic.
While border concerns are feeding part of the fall in demand, the threat of tariffs and the increase in prices has also played a role since customers opt for less expensive destinations.
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'Natural reaction to the uncertainty of the consumer in the United States'
“We believe it is a fairly natural reaction to the general uncertainty of the consumer in the United States at the time,” said Byers.
Although the airline recorded record income of £ 230 million (US $ 297) for all 2024, recent uncertainty has caused it to reduce its quarterly profit estimates at the beginning of March.
Byers said he was still waiting for trips between the United Kingdom and the United States to increase in 2025 since 2024, but the beginning of the year was particularly difficult.
In 2025 to date, the S&P 500 index for passenger airlines has dropped almost 20%. The general S&P 500 is off around 5%.
Another large Canadian airline, Westjet, based in Calgary, Recently cut routes Between Edmonton (YEG) and the Orlando International Airport (MCO) and Calgary (YYC) and the New York Laguardia Airport (LGA).
The carrier had presented the routes last year in advance of a great summer season. The cut reflects the sudden fall of cliff in Canadians who are interested in taking those flights.
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