Canadian airline has U.S. tariffs-related flight deals

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If you’re one of the many Canadians who’ve reportedly cancelled a flight to the U.S. amid the now-ongoing trade war, Flair Airlines has ‘tariffic flight deals’ to rebook and skirt Canada’s southern neighbour.

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The Canadian low-cost carrier is offering 25 per cent off one-way and round-trip flights to any of its destinations in Canada and getaways to and from multiple hot spots in both Mexico and the Caribbean.

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“Nothing can trump this deal,” the airline writes on its socials promoting the sale.

The travel period isn’t huge — March 11 through June 12 with no blackout dates — and the two-day flash ends Wednesday night at 11:59 p.m.

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Within Canada, fly one-way from Vancouver to Edmonton for $36 or book a round-trip from Toronto to Halifax for a maritime adventure for $128 round-trip. Prices don’t include all the added expenses that come with booking — bag and seat fees and other optional charges.

Meanwhile, Calgarians can skip down to Cancun and back for $280.

Flair competitor AirTransat has an offer promoting domestic flights, but the discount rate is not indicated.

Most of Canada’s other major airlines have various ongoing offers, but not themed around tariffs or travel destinations outside the U.S. Air Canada’s and WestJet’s end Wednesday night, Porter Airlines’ ends Friday.

In an email to the National Post, a Porter spokesperson said no sales related to the tariffs are planned.

“We are mindful of the overall economic situation and are monitoring booking patterns,” they wrote. “We initially saw some softening of select U.S. leisure markets, but Canadians are continuing to travel to the U.S.”

They also noted capacity is shifting to domestic routes at this time of year.

The National Post has contacted all the other airlines to inquire about their respective sales offerings amid the now ongoing Canada-U.S. trade war.

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