Porter Airlines considering adding direct flights from Ottawa to California, Vegas, Carribbean

The CEO of Porter Airlines says Ottawa might see new flights to locations like Florida’s Gulf Coast, California, Las Vegas and the Caribbean within the close to future.

Michael Deluce made the feedback on the Mayor’s Breakfast speaker sequence in Ottawa this week.

“There’s tremendous opportunity for Ottawa,” Deluce stated. “A breadth of destinations into Florida, including the western side of Florida, western U.S., L.A., San Francisco, Vegas and then a broader range of potential leisure destinations in the Caribbean, all markets that Ottawa residents are forced to connect in Montreal or Toronto today.”

Deluce stated he expects Porter to grow to be the No. 1 airline serving Ottawa by this summer season.

“Almost half of people travelling out of Ottawa or into Ottawa will be on Porter aircraft. We want to be the hometown airline in Ottawa,” he stated. “You’ll see more Florida next winter. You’re going to see western U.S. markets, which is something the airport has long wanted.”

Porter already provides direct service to a number of locations throughout North America, together with Orlando and Fort Lauderdale in Florida.

“We will continue to put faith in Ottawa in our market. It’s our most important growth city across our entire network,” Deluce stated.

No timeline was given for the brand new routes.

“You’re going to see additions of service, new markets, over the next six months, 12 months, 24 months,” he stated.