Porter Airlines continues its expansion in the New York area, adding a new route between Montreal-Trudeau Airport (YUL) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR).
Service will start on June 1, 2025 with one daily return flight, then increase to two flights a day during the peak summer season. Here is the initial flight schedule:
YUL – EWR
EWR – YUL
*Seasonal: from June 25, 2025 to September 7, 2025
Flights will be operated by 78-seat De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft.
The expansion announced by Porter Airlines continues in Atlantic Canada, with new flights from Toronto-Pearson (YYZ) to Charlottetown (YYG) and Deer Lake (YDF) from June 2025. Here are the schedules for both routes:
YYZ – YDF
YDF – YYZ
YYZ – YYG
YYG-YYZ
Service between Toronto Pearson and Deer Lake will be three round trips per week from June 10, 2025, while service between Toronto Pearson and Charlottetown will start on June 13, with four round trips per week. The Deer Lake service will be operated with the new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, while the Charlottetown service will be operated with the De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft.
Both services will be available until September 13 and 14, respectively.
Starting in June 2025, Porter Airlines will offer new air service from Hamilton, Ontario (YHM) to four new destinations: Calgary (YYC), Edmonton (YEG), Halifax (YHZ) and Vancouver (YVR). All four services will operate daily.
Here are the timetables for each route:
YHM – YHZ
YHZ – YHM
YHM – YVR
YVR – YHM
YHM – YEG
YEG – YHM
YHM – YYC
YYC – YHM
The flights will be operated by new 132-seat Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, with a two-by-two seating configuration. The arrival of these new flights coincides with improvements underway at Hamilton International Airport, including renovation of the terminal interior, check-in counters and gate seating, new digital signage, and more.
This is good news for travellers in the Golden Horseshoe and Greater Toronto Area.
Porter Airlines continues its expansion in the USA with the announcement of a new route between Toronto’s Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
Service will begin on May 1, 2025, with up to three daily return flights.
Flights will be operated from LaGuardia’s new Terminal B, recently renovated at a cost of US 5.1 billion. Flights will also be tailored to business travellers, with the following schedule:
YYZ-LGA
LGA-YYZ
Flights will be operated by new 132-seat Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. Porter offers a flight experience with no middle seat, free Wi-Fi, premium snacks and complimentary beer and wine.
This new route offers convenient connections via Toronto Pearson to many Canadian cities, including Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver.
The partnership with JetBlue also enables travellers to easily reach various destinations in the southern U.S. via LaGuardia (LGA).
This expansion complements Porter’s existing operations at Newark Airport (EWR), bringing the total number of daily round-trip flights between Canada and the New York region to 15.
Porter Airlines is adding a new direct route between Ottawa (YOW) and Victoria (YYJ), British Columbia, starting May 15, 2025. Non-stop flights will be available up to four times a week during the summer.
Victoria thus becomes the province’s second destination with direct flights to Ottawa, after Vancouver. Here is the initial schedule:
YOW-YYJ
YYJ-YOW
This is Porter Airlines’ twentieth direct service from Ottawa.
This service is in addition to the existing connection between Toronto and Victoria. Currently, one round-trip flight per day is offered, and this will increase to 10 round trips per week in May.
Porter Airlines frequent flyers will be able to take advantage of this expansion at the same time as Porter BMO Mastercard credit cards arrive, allowing cardholders to earn more VIPorter points and enjoy exclusive benefits throughout their trip.
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