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Starting today (April 11), travelers can enjoy Porter Airlines flights from Vancouver to Montreal.
The new route will be the airline’s first Western Canadian route from Montreal and will provide an affordable alternative for locals looking to visit Quebec.
Porter Airlines announced in December 2023 that it will begin operating flights between Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) starting this spring.
The airline operates one nonstop flight daily between Vancouver and Montreal. From YVR he also offers connecting flights to YUL (with a stopover in Toronto).
In March, round-trip tickets from Vancouver to Montreal with Porter started at $356 when booked with a third-party supplier through Google Flights. Currently, the lowest prices start just under his $500 mark. For example, his flight departing YVR on Monday June 10th and returning from YUL on Monday June 17th would cost $491 when booked through FlightHub (see slide 3).
According to Google Flights, this price is considered low for an economy class ticket on a popular route, about $332 less than the regular price (see slide 4).
One-way flights from Vancouver start at just over $200 for several spring dates (see slide 2).
Porter fills the void left by the low-cost airline that previously operated the route between Vancouver and Montreal
The two low-cost airlines that previously operated the popular route between YVR and YUL will no longer fly the route this season.
Lynx Air suspended its operations on February 25, citing fierce market competition, rising fuel costs, rising operating costs, exchange rates, and increases in airport fees.
The low-cost carrier previously offered nonstop flights between YVR and YUL starting at just $69 one-way.
Ultra-low-cost carrier Flair Airlines, Canada’s third-largest airline, has sold tickets between YVR and YUL in 2023 for just $59. However, due to changes in market requirements due to weather changes, we suspended our services during the winter months.
Flair Airlines announced it would resume service on May 5, but flights between YVR and YUL will not be available for spring and summer travel. The airline did not respond to VIA’s inquiries about whether it would resume service on the route this year.
According to the news, Porter’s new Vancouver-Montreal route will offer a variety of connections to eastern Canada via YUL, including “Halifax, Toronto-Pearson, Toronto-City” and between Toronto-Pearson and Ottawa to Vancouver. complements its existing daily direct flights. release.
The airline’s codeshare partnership with Air Transat also provides connections from YUL to coveted destinations across Europe and to coveted cities such as Paris and London.
The new route will be operated by Porter’s 132-seat Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. The 2-2 configuration means there is no middle seat on any flight.
