[zahav]

YUL gained nicely with GRU daily on AC, as well as BOG. But overall it doesn't appear the region is doing "just fine", especially from YYZ compared to before. Whatever the reasons, losing Lima, Caracas, Santiago, Rio, and combining EZE with GRU from YYZ doesn't scream doing just fine. It isn't catastrophic or anything, especially in the current travel environment that still has weakness in various places from the last four years, but I hadn't really noticed the reductions before now. And the fact remains, South American airlines are absent too, so it's not like others are picking up the slack (but as I said, their airlines are notoriously limited in long haul destinations, so this isn't a direct slight to Canada either). And I am not picking a fight against any airport or implying their weakness, moreso disappointed that what people thought would be a major growth market has been slow to grow. YVR doesn't have any direct flights to South America, so many here consider it a major missing piece of an otherwise diverse destination list. So when I see established airports like YYZ lose service, I selfishly think the chances of scoring a YVR-South American route go down, that's all.