Porter Airlines of Canada is expanding its network from Toronto Pearson adding Los Angeles and San Francisco to its network.
The airline will serve the main airports with a daily round-trip service connecting Toronto Pearson Airport to Los Angeles International Airport and San Francisco International Airport.
Planned operations are as follows:
| Route | Departure | Arrival | Flights begin |
|
Toronto Pearson – Los Angeles Los Angeles – Toronto Pearson |
10:30 a.m. 2:45 p.m. |
1:05 p.m. 10:32 p.m. |
January 16, 2024 |
|
Toronto Pearson – San Francisco San Francisco – Toronto Pearson |
10:30 a.m. 2:50 p.m. |
1:22 p.m. 10:36 p.m. |
January 25, 2024 |
The new routes will be operated by the Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, featuring a 132-seat, all-economy, two-by-two configuration.
Connections are available throughout Porter’s Canadian network, including Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, and St. Johns. The new routes complement Porter’s existing U.S. markets served with the E195-E2 to five destinations in Florida that launch this fall: Tampa, Fort Myers, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Miami.
As usual, the usual Porter two-class service is available, with the PorterReserve fares for those who wish for extra legroom, meals and so on, whilst the PorterClassic fares exist for those who wish to pick and choose the experience they wish for.
In Quotes
Kevin Jackson, executive vice president and chief commercial officer, of Porter Airlines, said:
“Porter’s onboard experience focuses on providing economy travellers with service that is unmatched by any carrier in North America. We believe that every passenger deserves genuine hospitality and high-quality service that makes time onboard our aircraft something to look forward to. Our arrival in California will be welcomed by those looking for a new way to travel between the west coast and Canada.”
Ivar C. Satero, airport director, at San Francisco International Airport, added:
“We are thrilled to welcome Porter Airlines to SFO. This service offers San Francisco Bay Area travellers an exciting new way to Canada and reflects our own commitment to making travel more sustainable. We thank Porter for making SFO part of their expansion in the United States, and are confident this new service will be a success.”
Finally, Michael Christensen, Chief Operations and Maintenance Officer, at Los Angeles World Airports, said:
“We are excited to welcome Porter Airlines to the fleet of airline partners offering gold-star service at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). LAX passengers will now have more choices to fly nonstop to Toronto – the second most popular destination in Canada from LAX, and the seventh most popular international destination. We look forward to the start of the new service this winter and we thank Porter Airlines for choosing to expand their United States operation at LAX.”
Mr Porter… Westward Ho!
For Porter Airlines, it’s the first time they’ve gone this westward to the USA – and are using their new Embraer E195-E2 fleet to do it with.
It’s another step for the airline as it works out how it wishes to deploy the new fleet, as well as understanding the markets that it can support.
Let’s not make any bones – there will be competition on these routes (with LAX being served by Air Canada, Lynx Air and WestJet, whilst SFO is served by Air Canada and United Airlines).
Clearly, Porter Airlines seems to think there’s a gap in the long and thin market here for the taking.
We’ll have to see how they work with it, and how they can expand the service in the longer term.
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