WestJet has quietly trimmed its Toronto network considerably. Canada's second-largest airline has dropped ten nonstop routes from Toronto Pearson International Airport this year, and if you're planning a winter sun escape or a transatlantic hop, it's worth knowing what's no longer on the menu.
The bulk of the cuts come from Cuba. In February, WestJet suspended all seven of its Toronto-Cuba routes: Varadero, Havana, Cayo Coco, Cayo Largo del Sur, Holguín, Santa Clara and Cienfuegos. It wasn't acting alone — Air Canada and Air Transat pulled the same lever after tightening US sanctions squeezed Cuba's supply of food, fuel and electricity. Cuba has long been a go-to beach destination for Canadians escaping winter, but airlines say they'll stay on the sidelines until conditions improve.
Two other international routes have gone too. The Toronto-Las Vegas nonstop ended in June after trade-war friction dulled transborder demand — though Vegas remains reachable nonstop from WestJet's Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver hubs, and Air Canada, Air Canada Rouge and Porter still fly the Toronto route. The Toronto-Glasgow seasonal service, only launched this year, was shelved in September thanks to weak demand and rising fuel costs, and it's unlikely to return in 2027. Travellers heading to Scotland can still use WestJet's Edinburgh flights from Toronto, Calgary and Halifax, or Air Transat's Glasgow service.
There's also one domestic loss: Kelowna, in British Columbia's wine country on Okanagan Lake, lost its WestJet link in April as the airline reshuffles aircraft onto more profitable routes. Air Canada Rouge and Porter Airlines now cover that pair on their own. Kelowna is Canada's ninth-busiest airport and still has nonstops from most major Canadian cities, plus links to Seattle and Los Angeles and seasonal WestJet flights to Mexico.
Context matters here: Toronto is only WestJet's third-busiest base, behind Calgary and Vancouver. From November, the airline will still fly nonstop from Toronto to 51 destinations — 20 in the Caribbean, seven in Central America, five in the US, four in Europe and Mexico, and 11 in Canada. So sun-seekers haven't lost much overall, but anyone specifically eyeing Cuba will need to look at other carriers or wait it out, and Ontario-based Scotland fans have fewer direct options.
If you were counting on a Toronto-Cuba flight this winter, the practical advice is to book early or consider a Canadian gateway with alternative service, and keep an eye on the political situation before committing. For Vegas and Kelowna, you have plenty of competition to choose from — arguably at better prices than a single-carrier market would offer.
