This Canadian Airline Is Doubling Its Capability to Florida in Time for Winter

Canadian service Porter Airways will double its flights to Florida in time for winter, making it simpler for snowbirds to flee to hotter climes. 

The airline will now fly as much as 126 flights every week throughout 14 completely different routes between Canada and the Sunshine State, in accordance with Porter. Flights will join main cities in each international locations, together with Toronto and West Palm Seaside, Montréal and Fort Lauderdale, and Ottawa and Orlando.

“We skilled a robust response to our Florida service final winter. Now, we’re offering our passengers with considerably extra flight choices to satisfy their Florida journey plans this winter, together with departures from 4 main Canadian airports,” Kevin Jackson, the president of Porter Airways, mentioned in a press release, including, “We offer an elevated economic system expertise that’s unmatched in North America.”

Porter’s winter schedule will kick off with flights between Toronto and Fort Myers on Oct. 25, adopted by flights between each Ottawa and Fort Lauderdale and Toronto and Tampa on Oct. 27. That may complement the year-round flights to Orlando from each Toronto and Ottawa.

Porter will even launch new seasonal service between Toronto and Palm Seaside on Nov. 14. That flight will function as soon as every day.

Dana Younger, the president and CEO of Go to Florida, mentioned the growth “signifies the rising demand for journey to our unbelievable locations, [and] permits extra Canadians to find the distinctive appeal, vibrant tradition and heat hospitality that Florida has to supply.” 

Porter will function these routes on its 132-seat Embraer E195-E2 plane, which characteristic a 2-2 seat configuration. Every flight contains complimentary snacks, beer, and wine, and comes full with free Wi-Fi.

The Florida growth comes on the heels of the airline’s resolution to launch new seasonal flights between Montréal and each Los Angeles and San Francisco. These flights took off final month for the primary time and are anticipated to finish in October. 

The airline has additionally partnered with Alaska Airways to make flying between Toronto and California simpler.