Canadian airline cancels flights to Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Amid a tense political climate, Flair Airlines has canceled flights from Canada to Nashville.

“I can confirm that Flair won’t be flying to Nashville this summer,” said Kim Bowie, director of communications for Flair Airlines. According to Flair’s website, the airline’s flights to Nashville are its only route to Tennessee.

During a Monday meeting of the Tennessee House Finance, Ways and Means Committee, Department of Tourist Development Commissioner Mark Ezell said it’s a loss of about 18,000 seats.

“We see travelers quickly react to political news and then we see that great marketing overcomes that traveler settlement,” said Ezell.

Ezell said they’re concerned about the cancelations, but confident they will overcome this because of Tennessee’s great assets.

“Do you really want to miss seeing the Smoky Mountains,” said Ezell. “Do you really want to miss getting to go to Graceland?”