{"id":75682,"date":"2026-07-11T11:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/07\/11\/airlines-are-filling-planes-with-passengers-paying-top-dollar-but-for-how-long-fp-video-explores\/"},"modified":"2026-07-11T11:00:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T11:00:22","slug":"airlines-are-filling-planes-with-passengers-paying-top-dollar-but-for-how-long-fp-video-explores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/07\/11\/airlines-are-filling-planes-with-passengers-paying-top-dollar-but-for-how-long-fp-video-explores\/","title":{"rendered":"Airlines are filling planes with passengers paying top dollar \u2014 but for how long? FP Video explores"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Airlines grapple with robust domestic travel demand\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/edJVAM3Igk4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> Summer travel is on the agenda this week as FP Video looks at where Canadians are spending their vacations and the state of the airline industry, which is benefitting from robust demand despite higher air fares. We check in on the restaurant industry and look at Meta Platforms Inc.\u2019s plan for a massive data centre in Alberta. <\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Travel bubble\u2019 looms for Canadian airlines<\/h2>\n<p> John Gradek, travel expert at McGill University, tells Financial Post\u2019s Larysa Harapyn that it is only a matter of time until Canada\u2019s travel bubble bursts. <\/p>\n<h2>Canadians feel patriotic with summer travel plans<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Canadians feel patriotic with summer travel plans\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dGWs0T3x6PU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> Beth McMahon, chief executive of Hotels Canada, talks about how most Canadians are planning to travel domestically this year. <\/p>\n<h2>Restaurants feeling financial pressure from all angles<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Restaurants feeling financial pressure from all angles\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-LvtHDwYw3I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> Kelly Higginson, chief executive of Restaurants Canada, talks with Harapyn about the current state of the restaurant business in Canada. <\/p>\n<h2>Meta reveals $13-billion data centre in Alberta<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meta reveals $13-billion data centre in Alberta\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wvZI1xaTh7g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> The company behind Facebook and Instagram is building a data centre campus north of Edmonton \u2014 the largest in Canada \u2014 geared toward supporting artificial intelligence. Watch to learn Meta\u2019s and Alberta\u2019s take on the project. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"related_links\">\n<li>Talk of independence risks chilling Albertan investments: FP Video explains<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s in store for Canadian shoppers: FP Video Explains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<br \/>Airlines are filling planes with passengers paying top dollar \u2014 but for how long? 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