Porter Airlines launches five new Caribbean routes from Toronto Pearson

Porter Airlines is adding five new winter routes from Toronto Pearson International Airport to destinations in the Caribbean and Central America. The expansion includes service to Aruba, Turks and Caicos, Mexico, Jamaica, and Costa Rica.

Service to Oranjestad, Aruba, began on October 30 with six weekly flights. The airline will begin flying to Providenciales, Turks and Caicos, five times weekly starting November 6. A three-times-weekly schedule to Los Cabos, Mexico, launches on November 16.

Porter will start six weekly flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica, on November 23. Service to San Jose, Costa Rica, begins on December 2 with four weekly departures. These routes supplement existing winter service to Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Nassau, Grand Cayman, and Liberia, Costa Rica.

Andrew Pierce, Porter’s vice-president of network planning and reporting, stated in a news release that the airline will operate nearly 1,400 flights to sunny destinations from Pearson this winter. That volume represents an increase of about 115 percent compared to the previous winter season.

Pierce described the move as the start of the carrier's second winter season at Toronto Pearson to southern destinations beyond the United States. He noted the addition of two new countries, five new cities, and 10 routes in total.

The airline also announced new non-stop flights to Transat vacation destinations. Porter is adding direct service to Aruba and Liberia, Costa Rica, from Toronto Pearson and Ottawa International Airport. This expands on existing packages available from other Canadian airports.

Transat packages featuring Porter flights are now available from Toronto Pearson, Ottawa, Halifax, Hamilton, London, and Edmonton. Destinations for these packages include Cancun, Puerto Vallarta, Nassau, Grand Cayman, Liberia, and Aruba, depending on the departure city.