This summer, Porter Airlines will launch the only non-stop Ottawa-St. John's flight on the market, and introduce Deer Lake as a new destination, with service to Halifax.
Daily roundtrip Ottawa and St. John's flights will kick off June 6. It makrs the first time in five years that any Canadian carrier has served the route.
As a Porter hub, Ottawa offers passengers connecting flights from St. John's to over a dozen destinations in Canada and the U.S., including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Winnipeg, plus Orlando, Boston and New York.
This route will be served by the airline’s Embraer E195-E2, billed as the quietest single-aisle aircraft on the market. It features 132 seats configured two-by-two – no middle seats -- and free WiFi for all passengers.
Deer Lake is the newest pin on the Porter map, with daily roundtrip service connecting the Newfoundland summer destination with Halifax as of June 4.
Halifax-Deer Lake will be served by the 78-seat De Havilland Dash 8-400
Flight schedules are as follows:
| Route | Departure | Arrival | Flights begin |
Ottawa - St. John's
St. John's - Ottawa | 2:10 p.m.
6:00 a.m. | 6:25 p.m. 7:45 a.m. | June 6, 2024 |
Halifax - Deer Lake Deer Lake - Halifax | 12:45 p.m. 3:25 p.m. | 2:43 p.m. 4:30 p.m. | June 4, 2024 |
Kevin Jackson, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Porter Airlines. (Photo Credit: Marsha Mowers)
"Newfoundland is already an important piece of Porter's network, with existing service connecting St John's with Toronto-Pearson and Halifax,” says Porter Airlines president Kevin Jackson.
“These new routes mean that passengers have more options to enjoy many of Canada's signature spots, while enjoying the journey as well as the destination."
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