Porter Airlines introduced its latest route to the US with the launch of daily flights between Toronto YYZ and Fort Myers. The 1,910-kilometre service will be maintained by the 132-seat E195 E2 aircraft. The airline will compete directly against 14-weekly Air Canada flights and 10-weekly WestJet services. Flight PD535 departs Toronto YYZ at 16:45 local […]
November 17, 2023 | Latest Route News +
The national carrier of the Dominican Republic, Arajet, introduced flights between its hub, in Santo Domingo, and Toronto YYZ on Tuesday 24 October. The 2,950-kilometre service will be maintained 4-weekly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays with the 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition on the route. Flight DM716 departs Santo Domingo […]
October 26, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Lynx Air inaugurated operations between Toronto YYZ and Phoenix on Thursday 12 October. The 3,020-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays with the 189-seat 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The airline will compete directly against Air Canada’s daily rotation on the route. Flight Y9642 departs Toronto YYZ at 16:40 local time, arriving […]
October 16, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Porter Airlines introduced a new domestic service between its Toronto YYZ hub and Winnipeg on Thursday 7 September. The 1,505-kilometre service will be maintained 2-daily with the 132-seat E195E2 aircraft. Winnipeg joins Porter Airlines’ network for the first time. What they said Kevin Jackson, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Porter Airlines, said: […]
September 12, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Canadian ULCC Lynx Air introduced flights between Toronto YYZ and Los Angeles on Thursday 24 August. The 5-weekly, 3,500-kilometre route will be maintained on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays with the 189-seat 737 MAX 8 aircraft. It will compete directly against 32-weekly Air Canada flights and 4-weekly rotations maintained by WestJet. What they said […]
August 25, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Air Canada introduced seasonal flights between Toronto YYZ and Brussels on Tuesday 1 August. The 6,060-kilometre service will be maintained 5-weekly, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays out of Canada’s largest city, with operations to increase to daily during S24. The Star Alliance member airline will deploy its 255-seat 787-8 on the route. It […]
August 3, 2023 | Latest Route News +
According to Cirium schedule data, the UK-US market is set to be almost exactly the same size this summer (April to October) as it was in the summer of S19, with around 8.5 million one-way seats. British Airways accounts for just one-third of all seats. During that time the market has seen the disappearance of […]
March 29, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
The North American market, especially in Mexico and the US, saw air passenger traffic recover far more quickly than in many other parts of the world. But how has the market developed more recently? Using Cirium schedules data we have determined the top 20 fastest-growing airports in North America (Canada, Mexico and the US) between […]
March 23, 2023 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America
WestJet celebrated its 27th birthday at the end of February having taken to the sky on 29 February 1996 (yes, a leap day!). The carrier has undertaken a huge network transformation. Most recently, it ended all long-haul routes except from Calgary, its original and biggest airport – a real retreat-to-core. Over the past few years, […]
March 9, 2023 | Airlines, Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Porter Airlines has commenced a two-daily service between Toronto YYZ and Calgary on 22 February. The carrier is utilising its new E195E2 aircraft on the 2,680-kilometre route. The addition of Calgary is part of Porter Airlines’ new strategy to develop Toronto YYZ as a hub with its new all-economy cabin jets. The airline recently introduced […]
February 23, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Porter Airlines is the latest entrant on the competitive domestic route between Toronto YYZ and Vancouver. On Tuesday 7 February, the airline added the 3,350-kilometre sector to its network, with an initial 2-daily service operated by its new E195E2 aircraft. Flights PD305 and PD313 depart Toronto YYZ at 10:15 and 17:59 local time respectively, arriving […]
February 9, 2023 | Latest Route News +
Renowned for being a Dash-8-Q400 operator from Toronto YTZ, the close-to-downtown Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Porter has now entered a new era of growth and network change. On 1 February, the carrier introduced its first jet service with its new Porter Airlines (Canada) Limited AOC. Using the Embraer E195-E2, it started two routes: Toronto […]