Porter Airlines celebrated the start of daily roundtrip service between Toronto Pearson and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) yesterday, expanding east-west connections between eastern Canada and southern California.

“Los Angeles was the fourth busiest transborder destination out of Toronto Pearson in 2023. We see that demand for travel between the two cities remains high, which makes Porter’s entry on the route exciting for the airport and for passengers,” said Kurush Minocher, Executive Director, Customer Experience and Airline Relations, Greater Toronto Airports Authority.

The route will operate on state-of-the-art Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, offering a 132-seat, all-economy configuration with a comfortable middle seat-less two-by-two layout.

The aircraft is 65% quieter and up to 25% more fuel efficient than previous-generation technology and has the lowest fuel consumption per seat and per trip among 120- to 150-seat aircraft and is the quietest single-aisle jet flying today.

Porter’s recently announced partnership with Alaska Airlines’ also allows passengers to take more options to connect through LAX to 11 of Alaska’s well-established US West Coast links, including Portland, San Diego, Seattle, and Phoenix.