Popular airline announces huge change with these flights from Canada

Porter Airlines has announced a huge change, with plans to fly to destinations outside of Canada and the United States for the first time.

The airline said that starting this winter, it will be operating its first flights to a total of five sun destinations in Mexico, the Caribbean and Costa Rica.

“These are Porter’s first routes outside of our longtime presence throughout Canada and the U.S., and we’re starting off in a big way by introducing five distinctly different destinations,” said Porter Airlines president Kevin Jackson.

“This is a significant development for anyone who wants to fly with Porter to more places and experience our award-winning service that focuses on making flying enjoyable for economy travellers.”

Porter will fly 13 routes to the five destinations originating from Toronto Pearson Airport, Ottawa International Airport, and John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport.

The five destinations are the following:

• Cancun, Mexico (CUN)
• Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (PVR)
• Nassau, The Bahamas (NAS)
• Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (GCM)
• Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR)

Porter said it will be the only airline offering service from Ottawa to Grand Cayman and Liberia, as well as Hamilton to Nassau and Puerto Vallarta.

“The schedule complements Air Transat’s network in the region – as Porter’s joint venture partner, this provides travellers additional choice for destinations, travel dates and flight frequency,” Porter said.

Here is a look at Porter’s plans for the new routes: