Porter Airlines marks first Toronto-Vancouver flight on Embraer

Porter Airlines has announced its first flights using its new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft between Toronto Pearson International Airport and Vancouver International Airport. “Today’s flights between Toronto Pearson and Vancouver are the first opportunity for passengers to experience what Porter is offering for the economy traveller,” said Michael Deluce, president and chief executive, claiming  “a level of service that is unheard of for North American airlines”. Porter described the Brazil-made E195-E2 as “another important part of the overall product, with its 132-seat, all-economy, two-by-two configuration” it said gives passengers more room than other economy-standard or narrow-body aircraft. The new route is