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Porter has just announced that they are deferring its resumption of flights until August 3 due to ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions.
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Porter has just announced that they are deferring its resumption of flights until July 20 due to ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions.
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Porter has just announced that they are deferring its resumption of flights until June 21 due to ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Porter has announced once again of an update to their flight resumption. This latest deferral of resumption of operations by Porter means that they will have been in-operational for 14 months since March 21, 2020.
Here is their latest update:
Our flights will now restart May 19
Porter Airlines is deferring its resumption of flights until May 19 due to ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions.
We want to see our planes in the sky as soon as possible and are actively working to prepare for our resumption of service. However, the ongoing uncertainty presented by government travel restrictions, including border closures, is impacting our ability to operate flights. We are closely watching developments and know that Porter will be an important part of providing people with travel options as the economy recovers.
Porter is preparing to introduce enhanced health and safety measures for its return to service. Details of these initiatives will be announced closer to when flights restart, so that plans are as closely aligned with the latest public health recommendations as possible.
To provide flexibility and give travellers peace of mind when purchasing for future travel, Porter is waiving change and cancellation fees on all fares booked between today and May 19. This also applies to Porter Escapes vacation packages.
Conclusion
With the recent government mandated quarantine requirements and the need to contain the spread of the variant strains, it makes sense to defer the start of operations to be financially viable.
However, these new requirements seem to be hurting Canadian airlines as foreign airlines continue to operate into Canada and some passengers who are determined to travel are flying to the US and boarding foreign airlines.
Written by Dominic Fernandes aka CanadaPointsGuy.
Image courtesy of flyporter.com