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Porter Airlines launches a new route from Toronto to Thunder Bay from October 16, 2024. Discover also the other new routes recently announced for winter 2024-2025.
Porter - New route: Toronto to Thunder Bay
Porter Airlines announced on August 14, 2024 the addition of a new route operated by its 132-seat Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT).
Travelers will enjoy round-trip flights three times a week, even before the winter season, from October 16, 2024. This represents an increase in passenger capacity of over 10% on Thunder Bay flights, the airline said.
Here are the flight details:
October 16 to 26, 2024
| Itinerary | Departure time | Arrival time | Days of the week |
| YYZ-YQT | 7 h 05 | 9 h 00 | Wednesday, Friday, Sunday |
| YQT-YYZ | 9 h 55 | 11 h 42 | Wednesday, Friday, Sunday |
From October 27, 2024 to winter season 2025
| Itinerary | Departure time | Arrival time | Days of the week |
| YYZ-YQT | 7 h 20 | 9 h 15 | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
| YQT-YYZ | 10 h 10 | 11 h 57 | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
Porter - New routes: Toronto to Southern California
Porter Airlines announced on August 1, 2024 to add non-stop flights to San Diego (SAN) and Palm Springs (PSP) international airports from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) starting this December.
To San Diego, four weekly flights will be offered throughout the year, starting on December 9, 2024.
To Palm Springs, three weekly flights will be offered during the winter season, starting December 12, 2024.
Porter said both routes will be served by the new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, equipped with free Wi-Fi.
Each year, these routes will facilitate “the travel of more than 2.6 million people between Canada and California”, said Kevin Jackson, President of Porter Airlines.
Here are the flight details:
| Itinerary | Start of service | Departure | Arrival |
| Toronto – San Diego (Mon., Wed., Fri., Sun.) |
December 9 | 10:25 | 13:10 |
| San Diego – Toronto (Mon., Wed., Fri., Sun.) |
14:05 | 9:50 | |
| Toronto – Palm Springs (Tue., Thu., Sat.) |
December 12 | 10:50 | 13:11 |
| Palm Springs – Toronto (Tue., Thu., Sat.) |
14:15 | 9:50 |
Porter - New routes: Ottawa and Montreal to Las Vegas
Porter Airlines unveiled on July 30, 2024 its two new seasonal routes for winter 2024-2025 to Las Vegas, Nevada’s largest city.
From November 1, passengers will be able to travel non-stop between Ottawa International Airport (YOW) and Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) four times a week.
The airline points out that it will be the only one to operate the Ottawa-Las Vegas route. Las Vegas-Montreal (YUL) service begins on November 2, with three flights a week.
These new routes are in addition to the two daily Las Vegas-Toronto (YYZ) flights.
Kevin Jackson, President of Porter Airlines, mentioned that this new service to Las Vegas reflects the airline’s commitment to “meet passenger demand”, but also to “offer superior service across our expanding network”.
Canadians are particularly fond of relaxing in Las Vegas, as Steve Hill, President and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
In his words, Canada is the main source of international visitors. In 2023, Las Vegas welcomed 1.4 million Canadians.
Here are the flight details:
| Theft | Departure | Arrival | Start date | Day of service |
| Ottawa – Las Vegas | 6:00 | 20:20 | November 1, 2024 | Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday |
| Las Vegas – Ottawa | 9:35 | 5:00 | November 3, 2024 | Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday |
| Montreal – Las Vegas | 17:35 | 20:25 | November 2, 2024 | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
| Las Vegas – Montreal | 8:50 | 16:35 | November 2, 2024 | Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
Bottom Line
Porter is expected to unveil further new routes for winter 2024-2025. Last June, the airline announced it was doubling its capacity to Florida for the winter season.
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