Porter celebrates its first flight to Tampa, Florida

Porter Airlines is launching daily, roundtrip service between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Tampa (TPA). This is the first U.S. route operated by any airline with the state-of-the-art Embraer E195-E2.

Porter is the North American launch customer for Embraer’s newest family of E2 jets. The 132-seat, all-economy aircraft has a two-by-two configuration, which means no middle seat on any Porter flight. The E2 is the most environmentally-friendly single-aisle aircraft family, measured by sound and CO2 emissions. It is certified to the strictest international standard for aircraft noise, at 65% quieter than previous generation types.

The flight schedule and respective start dates are as follows:

Tampa is the first of five destinations and seven routes that Porter is starting across Florida this fall. Service includes Toronto Pearson to Tampa, Fort Myers (RSW), Orlando (MCO), Fort Lauderdale (FLL), and Miami (MIA); as well as OttawaInternational Airport (YOW) to Fort Lauderdale  and Orlando.

Top Copyright Photo (all others by Tampa International Airport): Porter Airlines Embraer ERJ 195-E2 (ERJ 190-400 STD) C-GKQK (msn 19020070) YYZ (TMK Photography). Image: 960948.

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