New direct flight between St. John's and Ottawa as Porter spreads wings in N.L.
Porter Airlines has announced two new routes in Newfoundland and Labrador starting this summer, linking St. John’s to Ottawa and Deer Lake to Halifax.
![New direct flight between St. John's and Ottawa as Porter spreads wings in N.L.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.470050.1431707740!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/default-headline-image-news.jpg)
![It's the first time the Embraer E195-E2 jet will serve St. John's. It was brought in on Tuesday, more than a week before the new route is scheduled to start, so staff could get familiar with the aircraft. A plane is parked on the tarmac. It says "Porter" on the side.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6950973.1693335602!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/porter-airlines-embraer-e195-e2-jet.jpg)
Porter Airlines has announced two new routes in Newfoundland and Labrador starting this summer, linking St. John’s to Ottawa and Deer Lake to Halifax.