- Salt Lake City to Toronto: suspension effective June 30, 2026, with plans to resume in 2027
- New York JFK to Toronto: suspension effective June 1, 2026, with plans to resume October 25, 2026
- New York JFK to Montreal: suspension effective June 1, 2026, with plans to resume October 25, 2026
The carrier is also trimming flight frequencies across its network. The total cuts will make up about 1% of its planned capacity for 2026.
KLM
Amsterdam-based KLM has canceled a limited number of flights within Europe that it says are “are currently no longer financially viable to operate” due to higher fuel costs. The carrier will operate 80 fewer roundtrip flights from its base at Schiphol Airport, which constitutes less than 1% of its European flight capacity.
Lufthansa
The German carrier is cutting 20,000 short-haul flights throughout Europe into October. The regional hops are no longer profitable to operate given the higher cost of jet fuel, according to the carrier. Affected routes include connecting flights to and from Heringsdorf, Cork, Gdańsk, Ljubljana, Rijeka, Sibiu, Stuttgart, Trondheim, Tivat, and Wrocław. The carrier says that the first 120 daily flight cancellations have been made through May 31. The cancellations will result in jet fuel savings of more than 40,000 metric tons.
What should I do if my flight is canceled?
Passengers with canceled flights can expect to be notified by their airline and offered alternate options to make it to their destination. “The airlines are incentivized to accommodate you if they change their flight schedule, and for most places in the world, there are more than one flight per day, and more than one airline operating,” Arnot says.
Don’t forget that if your flight is canceled, you are entitled to certain rights. “Travelers have to remember they are covered under US federal regulation if any part of the international flight, departing or coming into the US is canceled to receive a refund or a rebooked flight,” Nastro says.
If your airline automatically rebooks you on a new flight, you don’t have to accept it if it’s not an appealing alternative. Instead, you can ask for a full refund for any unused portions of your ticket.
What travelers should consider before booking summer flights
To help reduce the chances of a cancellation, try to prioritize direct flights that operate during peak travel times, Nastro advises. While this “doesn’t grant you immunity from schedule changes, it does help your odds,” she says.
If you’re still looking for affordable flights for summer, purchase your tickets as soon as possible. “The best protection you can do for yourself is not to wait, but book now, especially if you see something within your budget,” Nastro says.
Additionally, avoid basic economy fares. Instead, opt for main economy tickets, which offer more flexible flight change and cancellation policies. That way you can monitor price fluctuations on your route (by setting a Google Flights alert, for example). Then, if you notice a price drop, you can cancel your original booking and rebook the cheaper airfare. “Not many people know there usually is no limit to the amount of times you can take advantage of this,” Nastro says.
