Porter Airlines Expands Sun Network with Four New Destinations and Transat Packages

Porter Airlines is more than doubling its winter sun network for 2026/27, announcing four new destinations, fresh international service from Alberta, and an all-inclusive package partnership with Transat.

All told, that’s nearly 5,000 flights to sun destinations next winter, an increase of more than 150% over the previous season. The expansion brings Porter’s warm-weather network to over 40 routes for 2026/27.

Four New Destinations and 15 New Routes

Porter is adding service to Aruba, Montego Bay (Jamaica), San José (Costa Rica), and Los Cabos (Mexico), with 15 new routes launching across six Canadian gateways between October 30 and December 20, 2026.

Porter Airlines new sun and US routes for winter 2026/27 (peak season frequency)

Of the new launches, Porter will be the sole operator on Aruba and Los Cabos from Ottawa, as well as Montego Bay from Hamilton.

The bigger story for Western Canada is that this expansion includes Porter’s first international flights from Alberta. Edmonton picks up four new sun and US destinations, while Calgary adds daily Phoenix flights to round out the Western additions.

All-Inclusive Sun Packages with Transat

Alongside the network expansion, Porter and Transat are launching a new line of vacation packages that bundle Porter’s nonstop sun flights with Transat-curated hotels.

This first wave of packages covers Nassau, Grand Cayman, Cancun, and Puerto Vallarta from Toronto, Ottawa, and Hamilton, for travel on or after November 1, 2026. Both all-inclusive and room-only options are available, depending on the property.

Distribution runs entirely through Transat’s channels, including the transat.com booking site and the Transat travel agency network, rather than through Porter’s website.

This product extends the joint venture that Porter Airlines and Air Transat first announced in late 2023, which has since seen the two carriers align schedules across their largely complementary North American and international networks.

Aircraft and Onboard Experience

All of the new sun routes are operated by Porter’s Embraer E195-E2 jets, configured with 132 seats in a two-by-two layout. With no middle seats anywhere on the aircraft, the economy product holds up better than most on medium-haul flights.

Both PorterClassic and PorterReserve fares are available on the new routes. PorterClassic is the standard economy product, while PorterReserve is Porter’s all-inclusive economy fare with extra legroom, fresh meals, premium pre-mixed cocktails, and more flexible ticket conditions.

Every passenger gets complimentary fast Wi-Fi, along with Porter’s standard food and beverage service that includes Canadian snacks and complimentary beer and wine served in glassware.

Booking and VIPorter Redemptions

Flights to the four new sun destinations are available now on flyporter.com and through travel agents, for both cash and VIPorter points. Porter indicates that one-way redemptions to sun destinations start from as low as 10,000 points, plus taxes and fees.

Transat package products are bookable separately through transat.com and the Transat travel agency network, with availability for the November 1, 2026 onward window.

Conclusion

If you’re a VIPorter member based in Toronto or Ottawa, this is the most useful schedule expansion the program has ever produced. Three of the four new destinations are bookable on Porter-operated metal, which sidesteps the partner premium that Air Transat redemptions carry through VIPorter (21,500 points and up for the Caribbean).

For Edmonton and Calgary, the win is more incremental. Phoenix and Las Vegas are well-served by other carriers, but Puerto Vallarta and Los Cabos out of Edmonton give Porter a credible Western Canadian sun foothold for the first time, with VIPorter as the primary loyalty hook.

My read on the Transat partnership is that it’s aimed at the package-shopping audience that Porter doesn’t reach through flyporter.com. If the November 1 launch produces decent booking data, expect the destination list to grow before next winter is over.