Originally Posted by
hikouki
I have ended up paying for travel up front the past two years mainly because I travel by myself and am paranoid about being beside or even close to one of those misbehaving passengers that you see on TikTok.

I'm the same way. Been watching Tik Tok and instagram about the horrible experiences traveling next to someone in economy.
In addition, the last 3 international flights were from Toronto just because they have been a good 30-40% cheaper for me when I was living in NYC. So maybe more flyers from NYC/Boston are choosing to take a cheap flight to Toronto to save money.