Porter Airlines says it has plans to increase the number of passengers it carries and destinations it flies to out of Toronto’s island airport.
The Toronto Star reports that the airline’s new $50 million terminal will triple Porter’s capacity. The first phase of the new terminal, which was unveiled to media in Toronto Monday, opens to the public March 7.
Porter Airlines began flying out of the Thunder Bay International Airport in June of 2009.
The airline’s local service was expected to be a summer only ordeal, but company officials announced the day they started flying out of this city that they would have year-round services available the area.
Porter Airlines president and CEO Robert Deluce said the airline hopes to carry more than 1.3 million passengers this year – a significant increase from 2009, which saw about 750,000 passengers.
