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Porter Airlines and Alaska Airlines announce key strategic partnership

Agreement gives North American passengers more choice TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2023 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines and Alaska Airlines have announced a broad partnership, taking advantage of Porter’s strong presence across Eastern Canada and Alaska’s well-established U.S. West Coast links to provide passengers more flight options and better service from coast to coast. The new interline agreement means that from today, passengers […]

Porter celebrates first flight to Miami

Now serving five airports and seven routes in the Sunshine State TORONTO, Dec. 12, 2023 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines is inaugurating daily, roundtrip service between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Miami International Airport (MIA), as the airline continues to expand its North American network. Miami marks the fifth new Florida destination that Porter has launched since the start of November, following Tampa, Fort Myers, Orlando, Fort […]

Porter Airlines sees strength in East Coast, increases capacity on three Halifax routes

St. John’s, Montréal and Ottawa now served with Embraer E195-E2s TORONTO, Dec. 11, 2023 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines is responding to strong East Coast demand by increasing capacity on three Halifax routes. Beginning March 31, service between St. John’s, Montréal and Ottawa will be operated on the Embraer E195-E2. The Halifax-Ottawa route will have three daily, roundtrip flights. St. John’s and Montréal will operate with two daily roundtrips, increasing to three […]

Porter expands its network with new direct route between Ottawa and Winnipeg

TORONTO, Dec. 6, 2023 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines is launching non-stop service between Ottawa International Airport (YOW) and Winnipeg Richardson International Airport (YWG). Flights between the two cities commence on May 16, 2024, with one daily roundtrip flight. The introduction of this route reinforces Porter’s commitment to Canada’s Capital Region, offering travellers seamless connectivity between Manitoba and Porter’s extensive network out of Ottawa. Introductory roundtrip […]

Porter connects Montréal to Western Canada with new three non-stop routes

Eastern Canada connecting with more of Vancouver, Calgary and Edmonton TORONTO, Dec. 4, 2023 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines is adding daily roundtrip flights on three new non-stop routes between Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) and Vancouver International Airport (YVR), Calgary International Airport (YYC) and Edmonton International Airport (YEG). The addition of the new routes beginning next spring provides another way to travel between Porter’s extensive Eastern Canada network and […]

Porter inaugurates two new Fort Lauderdale routes

Another Florida destination now connected to Toronto and Ottawa TORONTO, Nov. 30, 2023 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines has further expanded its Florida offering from Eastern Canada with flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Ottawa International Airport (YOW) taking off for Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) for the first time today. Passengers travelling on the new routes can look forward to Porter’s elevated economy experience, including free […]

Porter Airlines Orders 25 Embraer E195-E2s

Firm orders increase to 75 E195-E2s – with 25 purchase rights TORONTO, Nov. 29, 2023 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines has exercised purchase rights to place a firm order for 25 Embraer E195-E2 passenger jets, adding to its 50 existing firm orders. The new aircraft will be used to extend Porter’s award-winning service to destinations throughout North America. The […]

Air Transat and Porter Announce Transformative Joint Venture Benefiting Canadian Travellers

Travellers will have access to a broader network through enhanced commercial collaboration and optimization  MONTREAL, Nov. 28, 2023 /CNW/ – Air Transat, air carrier subsidiary of Transat A.T. Inc. (“Transat”), and Porter Airlines (“Porter”) are extending their existing code-sharing agreement by creating a joint venture (the “Alliance”), transforming the current Canadian aviation competitive landscape. By combining both airlines’ complementary […]

Porter inaugurates two more new Florida routes with start of Orlando service

Toronto Pearson and Ottawa passengers now connected to Central Florida TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2023 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines is taking to the skies for two new routes to Orlando International Airport (MCO) today, with flights departing from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Ottawa International Airport (YOW). The start of service to Orlando marks the third new Florida destination that Porter has touched down since the […]

Porter touches down in Fort Myers, serving southwest Florida for the first time

TORONTO, Nov. 10, 2023 /CNW/ – Porter Airlines is launching its daily, roundtrip service between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Fort Myers. Porter Airlines has a well-earned reputation for providing exceptional service, and the addition of Fort Myers to its list of destinations is part of Porter’s North American expansion plan. Flights between Toronto Pearson […]