Porter Airlines Hoping to Fly Again March 29
January 11, 2021 ctn_admin
Toronto-based Porter Airlines hopes to re-start operations on March 29.
The airline today said it’s establishing that date “based on the continuing surge in COVID-19 cases and corresponding public health measures.”
In November of last year, Porter officials said they hoped they could start flying again on Feb. 11, 2021. The recent surge in cases in several parts of Canada has seemingly made that impossible.
“With the introduction of vaccines, we are more optimistic about determining a date in the near-term to reintroduce flights than at any point since the pandemic began,” said Michael Deluce, president and CEO of Porter Airlines. “More time is needed to assess the vaccine’s influence on current travel restrictions and when it is appropriate to begin operations again. We expect to establish a timeline for this to happen in the first part of 2021.”
A further update will be provided this winter based on the status of the pandemic and the evolution of government measures that may promote greater freedom to travel.
Porter temporarily suspended operations on March 21, 2020, due to COVID-19. That means that a March 29 restart this year would be a full year and eight days without flying, and who predicted that when this all started?
The Toronto-based airline flies in eastern Canada, and also to several U.S. cities, including Orlando/Melbourne, Chicago and New York City.
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