TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 26, 2025--
Porter Airlines is launching roundtrip service today between Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) and Nassau, The Bahamas (NAS). This route is among a series of inaugural flights to southern vacation markets, including Mexico, Costa Rica and Cayman Islands.
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Seasonal service to Nassau increases to daily flights beginning Dec. 12. Nonstop service from Ottawa begins on Dec. 13, and Montreal on Feb. 5, making it easier for more Canadian travellers to connect with the rich Bahamian culture.
Flights are operated on Porter’s Embraer E195-E2 fleet. The 132-seat aircraft features a two-by-two seating configuration, meaning no middle seat for any passenger. Everyone can also enjoy free, fast wifi onboard. Since 2006, Porter’s industry-leading elevated economy experience has included free beer and wine served in glassware and complimentary premium Canadian snacks.
The all-inclusive PorterReserve fare offers ticketing flexibility, and an expedited airport experience with dedicated check-in and priority boarding. Two complimentary checked bags are included, along with extra legroom seats in the front of the cabin. Passengers can enjoy healthy, freshly-prepared meals and premium pre-mixed cocktails. These benefits can also be selected à la carte when booking PorterClassic fares.
VIPorter loyalty members can redeem points for travel to sun destinations for as low as 10,000 points one way.
Porter’s extensive winter season to sun destinations includes: Mexico, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Florida, Arizona and California.
Full schedule details can be found at www.flyporter.com.
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“Porter is now the better way of getting to The Bahamas. Our distinct approach to service, with genuine, warm hospitality, means that passengers can enter vacation mode long before landing in Nassau.This is the first of multiple routes that we’re launching this season that will bring Canada and The Bahamas closer together.”
- Edmond Eldebs, senior vice president and chief commercial officer, Porter Airlines
“The introduction of Porter Airlines’ service to The Bahamas is a win for both our tourism sector and our economy. Every new connection creates opportunities for our people, our communities, and our partners across the islands. We look forward to a long and successful partnership with Porter Airlines as we continue to position The Bahamas as a leading destination for travellers from Canada and around the world.”
- Hon. I. Chester Cooper, deputy prime minister and minister of tourism, investments & aviation
“We are delighted to welcome Porter Airlines to Nassau. The launch of Porter’s new routes from Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal is a powerful vote of confidence in our destination and the strength of the Canadian market. By expanding direct access from Canada, Porter is supporting the long-term sustainability of travel to Nassau, while giving both Canadians and Bahamians more choice and flexibility. As a true leader in Canadian aviation, Porter’s innovative and forward-thinking approach brings new energy, new options, and added confidence to the market.”
- Joy Jibrilu, CEO of The Nassau & Paradise Island Promotion Board
“On behalf of the team at Lynden Pindling International Airport and our partners at The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments and Aviation and the Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board, we are pleased to welcome Porter Airlines to our airport. This new nonstop service from Toronto strengthens connectivity between Nassau and the Greater Toronto Area, and supports continued growth throughout the wider Canadian market.”
- Vernice Walkine, president & CEO, Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD)
“We’re excited to see Porter Airlines continue to expand its international network from Toronto Pearson. As the leading Canadian gateway to Nassau, this new service strengthens our commitment to over 120,000 passengers who travel between the two cities each year, offering them more choice, more connections, and more opportunities to explore.”
- Kurush Minocher, chief commercial officer at Toronto Pearson
About Porter
Since 2006, Porter Airlines has been elevating the experience of economy air travel for every passenger, providing genuine hospitality with style, care and charm. Porter’s fleet of Embraer E195-E2 and De Havilland Dash 8-400 aircraft serves North America, including a coast-to-coast domestic Canadian network, the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America. Headquartered in Toronto, Porter is an Official 4 Star Airline® in the World Airline Star Rating®. Visit www.flyporter.com or follow @porterairlines on Instagram, Facebook and X.
Porter Airlines Makes Getting to the Bahamas Better With First Toronto-Nassau Flight
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rushed higher worldwide, and oil prices eased Wednesday as hopes built that the war with Iran could end soon. That’s even though some of the signals investors saw as hopeful are already under dispute, and several earlier bouts of optimism in financial markets quickly got undercut by continued, fierce fighting in the war.
The S&P 500 rose 0.7% and added to its leap from the day before, which was its best since last spring. That followed even bigger gains for stock markets across Europe and Asia, including an 8.4% surge in South Korea, which were catching up to Wall Street’s rally from Tuesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 224 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.2%.
Oil prices also fell back toward $100 per barrel after President Donald Trump said late Tuesday that the U.S. military could end its offensive in two to three weeks.
That added to optimism following a couple tenuous signals of hope from earlier Tuesday that Wall Street latched onto, including a news report quoting Iran’s president as saying that it has “the necessary will to end the war” as long as certain requirements are met, including “guarantees to prevent a recurrence of aggression.”
The worry on Wall Street has been that the war may last a long time and keep oil and natural gas from the Persian Gulf out of global markets, which could create a brutal blast of inflation.
But hope has been quick to reverse to doubt on Wall Street, triggering manic swings back and forth for financial markets since the war with Iran began. Trump has also made statements that lifted markets, only to see the gains quickly disappear after increasing his military threats.
Shortly before Wall Street began trading on Wednesday, Trump claimed in a post on his social media network that Iran “has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!”
“We will consider when Hormuz Strait is open, free, and clear. Until then, we are blasting Iran into oblivion or, as they say, back to the Stone Ages!!!”
But Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, quickly called that claim “false and baseless,” according to a report on Iranian state television.
Oil prices also remain high, even if they’ve eased recently. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, was sitting around $101 following its declines, which is still up from roughly $70 before the war began.
U.S. gasoline prices rose again overnight to a national average of $4.06 per gallon, according to the auto club AAA.
Iran, meanwhile, hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday while airstrikes battered Tehran as the fighting continued. Iran also continues to hold a grip on the Strait of Hormuz, where a fifth of the world’s traded oil passes during peacetime.
“De-escalation hopes have given markets a lift, but we think the effects of the war would, in many cases, persist even if the war did end soon,” Thomas Mathews, head of markets, Asia Pacific at Capital Economics, said in a research note Wednesday.
“It’s worth thinking through how markets might fare if the war were to end ‘very soon,’” he wrote. “Do markets have further to recover if sentiment continues to improve? The answer is almost certainly yes.”
The White House said Trump will deliver a public address Wednesday evening on the Iran war.
On Wall Street, three out of every five stocks within the S&P 500 rose as Big Tech powered the move higher. Gains of 3.4% for Alphabet and 0.8% for Nvidia were two of the strongest forces lifting the S&P 500.
Eli Lilly rallied 3.8% after U.S. regulators approved its GLP-1 pill for weight loss.
Such gains have pulled the S&P 500, which sits at the heart of many 401(k) accounts, back to within 5.8% of its all-time high set early this year. Just on Monday, the index briefly neared a 10% drop from its record, a steep-enough fall that professional investors have a name for it: a “correction.”
Nike sank 15.5% even though it reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than expected. Analysts said it gave some lackluster financial forecasts.
Oil companies also fell with the price of crude. Exxon Mobil slumped 5.2%, and Chevron dropped 4.6%.
All told, the S&P 500 rose 46.80 points to 6,575.32. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 224.23 to 46,565.74, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 250.32 to 21,840.95.
In stock markets abroad, indexes leaped more than 2% in France and Germany. Asian markets had even bigger gains.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 jumped 5.2% after a survey showed business sentiment for major Japanese manufacturers improved despite worries about the Iran war.
In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively steady after a report said U.S. retailers made more money in February than economists expected. A separate report said U.S. manufacturing growth last month was slightly faster than economists expected.
The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.32% from 4.30% late Tuesday.
AP Business Writers Chan Ho-him and Matt Ott contributed.
James Conti works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Philip Finale works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won, top center left, at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A currency trader reacts near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), right, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A screen displays financial information on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
