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Porter Airlines Brings Nonstop Flights From Toronto to New Providence

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Porter Airlines officially launched its first flight into the Caribbean, landing in New Providence.

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November 26, 2025

Delvardo Emmanuel

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A Canadian airline is making The Bahamas its newest stop. Porter Airlines officially launched its first flight into the Caribbean, landing in New Providence.

The Canadian carrier will offer daily service from Toronto, with additional routes from Ottawa and Montreal beginning later this month. Our Delvardo Emmanuel was at the welcome ceremony held at LPIA.

Under a clear blue sky and a water salute, and surrounded by a good old Bahamian Junkanoo rush out, the 132-seat aircraft touched down at LPIA for the first time this afternoon, marking what officials hope will be the start of a strong partnership between Porter Airlines and The Bahamas.

The inaugural flight arrived with 118 passengers, many connecting through Toronto from cities like Vancouver and Halifax.

Porter Airlines Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer Eddie L. Eldebs shared his excitement.

Eddie Eldebs – Senior VP, Porter Airlines
“Nassau is our first destination into the Caribbean. Uh, Porter’s operated since 2006, uh, with a focus on, uh, Canada and the US markets. And, uh, we’re very happy to be here today and, and be adding this new, wonderful destination, uh, and getting access to the sun.”

The service from Toronto will operate daily throughout the winter, with flight time just over three hours and fifteen minutes.

Starting December 13th, Ottawa will see six weekly flights, and later this month, Montreal will connect three times a week.

Tourism Minister Chester Cooper, who led a multi-city trade mission in Canada earlier this year, says they’ve been reaping great results.

Chester Cooper – Minister, Tourism, Investments, and Aviation
“We see significant demand coming out of Canada. Uh, we’re 65% of ahead of where we were in in 2023. Uh, we are consistently outperforming this year, uh, what we did last year. This is exciting for us. Canadians are looking, uh, for new and exciting warm weather destinations. Uh, in our missions, they’ve been able to, to really see a lot of what we have to offer.”

Nassau Airport Development Company President and CEO Vernice Walkine says more airline choices mean more resilience in the industry.

Vernice Walkine – President & CEO, NAD
“Is a way for us to diversify the base of airlines that serve this airport. Um, airports globally are always looking at how they can diversify because you don’t wanna be overly dependent in any single airline. And so the degree to which you can have added capacity, particularly from a marketplace that’s important to you, um, that’s what Porter means to us. So the Canadian market is very strong.”