Porter and Ottawa Airport Celebrate Grand Opening of Aircraft Maintenance Base
May 21, 2024 – OTTAWA, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Porter Aviation Holdings Inc. (PAHI), parent company of Porter Airlines, and the Ottawa International Airport Authority (OIAA) are celebrating the grand opening of Porter’s YOW aircraft hangars and maintenance base. The two aircraft hangars are approximately 150,000 sq. ft. in combined size, supporting the maintenance of Porter’s growing Embraer […]
Air Canada Significantly Increases Service to Ottawa
MONTREAL, May 17, 2024 /CNW/ – Air Canada today announced it is boosting its schedule serving Canada’s capital, Ottawa, by almost 60 per cent with flights to Calgary and Winnipeg now operating year-round, increased flights providing additional capacity to Halifax and Quebec City, and the addition of widebody service to Vancouver. Additional schedule improvements include more flights to popular leisure destinations Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, […]
Porter Inaugurates Ottawa – Winnipeg Route
Frequency also doubling across multiple western markets from Ottawa Porter Airlines is celebrating non-stop service between Ottawa International Airport (YOW) and Winnipeg Richardson International Airport (YWG), beginning today with one daily roundtrip flight. (Photo: Business Wire) May 16, 2024 09:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time OTTAWA, Ontario–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Porter Airlines is celebrating non-stop service between Ottawa International […]
Air Transat unveils its winter 2024-2025 flight offer from Ontario
MONTREAL, May 13, 2024 /CNW/ – Air Transat, voted World’s Best Leisure Airline for the fifth time at the 2023 Skytrax World Airline Awards, announces its offer from Ontario for the 2024-2025 winter season. At the peak of the season, around 100 non-stop flights per week will be offered from Toronto, Ottawa and London to more than two dozen destinations covering the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South […]
TSB Investigation report: Mid-air collision during training exercise at Ottawa/Gatineau Airport, Quebec
Dorval, Quebec, 30 April 2024 — Today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (A23Q0069) into a mid-air collision between two Cessna 150M aircraft, both operated by Richcopter Inc., that occurred during a night flight training session at Ottawa/Gatineau Airport, Quebec, on 20 June 2023. The TSB conducted a limited-scope, class 4 investigation into this occurrence to advance transportation […]
Ottawa YOW – a look back at 2023 and ahead to 2024 and beyond
OTTAWA, ON, May 1, 2024 /CNW/ – The Ottawa International Airport Authority invited stakeholders, the general public, and members of the media to its Annual Public Meeting where the major accomplishments and results were discussed, including but not limited to the following: There are an incredible number of projects on the radar for 2024 and beyond. Most notable among […]
WestJet propels Winnipeg’s growth forward with new year-round, daily service to Montreal and Ottawa
Further expanding Winnipeg’s transborder leisure network, WestJet to launch the only direct service to Nashville WINNIPEG, MB, April 8, 2024 /CNW/ – WestJet today celebrated the latest additions to its Winnipeg network, featuring new year-round, daily service to Montreal, as well as increased, daily, year-round service to Ottawa, beginning June 3, 2024. WestJet also announced new highly anticipated seasonal service between Winnipeg and Nashville, set to take off […]
Porter announces pair of Newfoundland routes coming to Eastern Canada this summer
Only carrier with non-stop Ottawa-St. John’s serviceDeer Lake joins the Porter network TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2024 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines is bringing more of its elevated economy experience to Newfoundland travellers this summer. This includes launching the only non-stop Ottawa-St. John’s flight on the market, and the introduction of Deer Lake as a new destination, with service to […]
Porter begins flights on new Ottawa-Calgary route
TORONTO, Feb. 14, 2024 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines is spreading the love on Valentine’s Day by inaugurating its Ottawa-Calgary route, connecting Eastern and Western Canada with the airline’s unique style, care and charm. The new daily roundtrip service is designed to facilitate seamless transfers for passengers travelling to Eastern Canada and the United States through Ottawa International Airport (YOW). The flight schedule and respective start dates are […]
Porter Airlines sees strong demand out of Ottawa, increases capacity on eight routes
Up to 35 daily departures scheduled next summer TORONTO, Dec. 14, 2023 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines is responding to strong demand in its Ottawa network by increasing capacity on eight routes connecting with key Canada and U.S. destinations for the spring and summer. Service to Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary will increase to twice-daily service operated on the Embraer E195-E2. These additional flights are occurring less than […]