Air Canada Revises Forecast Amid Declining U.S. and Cross-Border Travel

Friday, May 9, 2025, 9:21 am

Air Canada has adjusted its financial outlook in response to dwindling U.S.-bound bookings and a general pullback in cross-border travel. The modifications come as the airline battles shifting travel patterns, with forecasts trimmed amid a low-teens drop in demand consistently reported across multiple updates.

ledevoir.com / De nombreux voyageurs canadiens boudent les États-Unis, constate Air Canada

La compagnie aérienne indique avoir réduit sa capacité vers les États-Unis «entre 8% et 10%».

nationalpost.com / Air Canada lowers financial forecast amid declining travel to the U.S.

The country's largest airline cut flight capacity to the U.S. as Canadians cancelled trips and booked flights to spots outside America

globalnews.ca / Air Canada’s U.S. bookings to drop by ‘low teens’ in next 6 months: CEO

Air Canada previously said its decline in U.S.-bound bookings over the next six months mirrored an industry-wide drop of roughly 10 per cent.

citynews.ca / Air Canada lowers financial forecast amid declining cross-border travel

MONTREAL — Air Canada is lowering its financial forecast for the year as travellers shy away from trips to the United States. The country’s largest airline says it expects adjusted earnings of between $3.2 billion and $3.6 billion in 2025 versus the $3.4 billion to $3.8 billion range laid out…

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