Porter Airlines has launched three new routes from Ottawa International Airport, with Boston, New York-Newark and Thunder Bay added to the Porter route map from YOW.

The new routes are part of Porter’s broader expansion plan in Ottawa and its commitment to the region, including new maintenance hangars currently under construction. These will serve as a primary maintenance facility for the airline’s new E195-E2 fleet.

Porter is the only airline providing year-round daily direct flights to Boston and Thunder Bay from Ottawa.

The new daily non-stop routes are served by 78-seat De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft. Flights will operate once a day on the YOW-BOS route, and twice-daily on the YOW-EWR and YOW-YQT routes.

“Porter Airlines continues to impress us with their commitment to Ottawa-Gatineau. Not only was YOW Porter’s first turboprop destination back in 2006, in February we were also first to host Porter’s inaugural commercial jet service,” said Mark Laroche, president and CEO, Ottawa International Airport Authority.

“As Porter’s YOW-based hangar construction is well underway, this new air service is yet another step forward as Porter airlines embraces the National Capital Region’s potential.”

A number of one-stop connecting routes are also created with the introduction of these flights. Porter currently operates eight non-stop routes from Ottawa International Airport, with Charlottetown scheduled to become the ninth on May 17.