A major Canadian airline has quietly removed its direct flight service between Toronto and a west coast U.S. city, as demand for cross-border travel continues to soften. Calgary-headquartered carrier WestJet cut nearly a dozen transborder routes for summer 2026, including a seasonal nonstop service between Pearson Airport and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). According to aviation outlet Simple Flying, the Toronto to L.A. route was among 11 U.S. routes that had flights scheduled by WestJet this summer, but have since been removed from the airline's schedule. The daily service was previously operated by the Boeing 737 Max 8 during the busy summer travel season. Over the past few decades, the airline's history on the route has been intermittent, with service until 2004, between 2007 and 2008, and most recently from 2016 through 2025. Although WestJet won't be an option anymore when booking tickets to L.A., nonstop options from Toronto will still be ...