Porter Airlines has kicked off the winter-sun season by launching nonstop service between Toronto Pearson (YYZ) and Puerto Vallarta (PVR), Mexico. The three-times-weekly flight departed YYZ for the first time on 14 November 2025, marking Porter’s debut on Mexico’s Pacific coast. Additional frequencies from Ottawa and Hamilton will begin in December.
The route is part of a broader expansion that adds 13 new international destinations across Mexico, the Caribbean and Costa Rica. All services are operated with Porter’s new Embraer 195-E2 jets, offering a 132-seat, all-economy cabin in a 2-2 configuration—eliminating dreaded middle seats—and free high-speed Wi-Fi.
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Porter’s aggressive growth strategy targets premium leisure and hybrid business travellers who value full-service perks at competitive fares. With Air Canada still wrestling with labour issues and WestJet retrenching, the move positions Porter as a serious challenger in Canada’s lucrative sun market.
For global-mobility managers the new route provides an additional option for relocating staff or project teams to Mexico’s burgeoning tech-services corridor around Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. The midday schedule allows same-day connections from Atlantic Canada and minimizes overnight layovers.
Travel advisers caution that Porter is a new entrant at PVR, so corporate travellers should monitor on-time performance during the first few weeks. Nonetheless, expanded lift between Canada and Mexico should help cool peak-season fares and relieve capacity pressure on Toronto Pearson.
The route is part of a broader expansion that adds 13 new international destinations across Mexico, the Caribbean and Costa Rica. All services are operated with Porter’s new Embraer 195-E2 jets, offering a 132-seat, all-economy cabin in a 2-2 configuration—eliminating dreaded middle seats—and free high-speed Wi-Fi.
Porter’s aggressive growth strategy targets premium leisure and hybrid business travellers who value full-service perks at competitive fares. With Air Canada still wrestling with labour issues and WestJet retrenching, the move positions Porter as a serious challenger in Canada’s lucrative sun market.
For global-mobility managers the new route provides an additional option for relocating staff or project teams to Mexico’s burgeoning tech-services corridor around Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. The midday schedule allows same-day connections from Atlantic Canada and minimizes overnight layovers.
Travel advisers caution that Porter is a new entrant at PVR, so corporate travellers should monitor on-time performance during the first few weeks. Nonetheless, expanded lift between Canada and Mexico should help cool peak-season fares and relieve capacity pressure on Toronto Pearson.
