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Porter Airlines CEO to make case for island airport expansion

Porter Airlines CEO Robert Deluce will make another pitch to get his expansion plans for Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport off the ground when he addresses the Economic Club of Canada Tuesday...

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Toronto Port Authority seeks $100M for island airport congestion

The owner of Toronto’s island airport is asking Ottawa for $100 million to pay for infrastructure to handle the extra traffic that would come if jets are allowed. The Toronto Port Authority (TPA) said...

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Island airport expansion debate

Robert Deluce, president and CEO of Porter Airlines, and No Jets T.O. chair Anshul Kapoor debate Porter’s plans to expand the Billy Bishop island airport.

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Executive committee defers debate on Porter Airlines expansion

The city’s executive committee voted to defer a debate on the proposed Porter Airlines expansion plan during a Tuesday meeting. The proposal will now be considered at a special meeting on March 25....

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Staff report on island airport jets a ‘roadmap for expansion,’ critics say

Critics are calling a staff report about expanding Toronto’s island airport a disappointment and one that paves the way for allowing jets on the waterfront. The document, released on Thursday, says...

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200 speaking at executive committee debating Porter Airlines expansion

Nearly 200 people packed council chambers on Tuesday to hear sprirted debate at an executive committee meeting on Porter Airlines’ desire to fly jets out of the Toronto Island airport.

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Executive Committee votes to move ahead with Billy Bishop expansion talks

The city’s executive committee has voted 11-1 to move ahead with negotiations on the proposed Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport expansion. The executive committee spent the day debating a staff report...

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Porter Airlines flights resume after computer outage fixed

A computer outage that grounded Porter Airlines flights at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport and across North America has been resolved. The airline’s website was also affected. The outage started just...

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Porter Airlines ordered to pay passengers bumped from domestic flights

Porter Airlines has been ordered by regulators to pay cash compensation to passengers bumped from its domestic flights, joining the country’s two latest airlines which already offer such compensation....

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3 Porter flights forced to make emergency landings Sunday

There were three scares in the air on Sunday involving Porter Airlines.

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Porter to offer flights to Muskoka starting this summer

Heading up to cottage country from Toronto usually means avoiding getting stuck in heavy traffic on Highway 400, but Porter has found a solution. Porter Airlines has announced they will be flying to...

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Canadian airlines ask appeal court to quash new passenger rights rules

Canadian airlines are among hundreds of carriers asking the Federal Court of Appeal to quash new rules that beef up compensation for passengers subjected to delayed flights and damaged luggage. Air...

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Porter cancels all flights through June due to coronavirus

Porter Airlines says it will extend its suspension of all flights by another four weeks until June 29 due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Toronto-based carrier stopped flying on March 21 as travel...

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Porter Airlines extends suspension of flights another month to July 29

Porter Airlines is extending the suspension of all of its flights by another month until July 29. Chief executive Michael Deluce says the ongoing uncertainty due to government travel restrictions,...

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Porter Airlines extends suspension of flights until end of August

div[data-post-id="4820060"] div[itemprop="associatedMedia"] {display:none;}   Porter Airlines is extending the suspension of all its flights until the end of August. The airline had previously planned...

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Porter Airlines once again pushes back reopening to November

Travellers hoping to head down to the lakeshore and hop on a flight next month will have to wait a little longer. Porter Airlines announced on Tuesday it will be once again pushing back its...

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Porter Airlines pushes back restart to mid-December

Porter Airlines Inc. is extending its suspension of all flights until Dec. 15, five weeks after its previously announced target to resume flying. The Toronto-based airline grounded its fleet on March...

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Porter Airlines pushes back restart date for flights to Feb. 11, 2021

TORONTO — Porter Airlines says it is extending the suspension of its flights to Feb. 11, 2021, due to increasing COVID-19 cases and ongoing travel restrictions affecting customer demand. The regional...

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Porter Airlines pushes back restart date to Feb. 2021

Porter Airlines has readjusted its restart date for a seventh time since ceasing operations in the spring. In a release on Monday, the airline said it will now begin flights next year, on Feb. 11,...

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Porter Airlines delays service restart, eyes March 29 as tentative date

Porter Airlines has once more delayed its plans to restart flights, setting March 29 as a new tentative date, just over a year since it first suspended operations. The regional airline said in November...

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