Air Canada gets into Toronto City

Toronto’s controversial Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport will have a second operator from February onwards with Air Canada making a return after five years.  Locally built Bombardier Q400 flights will be operated by Sky Regional Airlines.

Situated minutes from downtown Toronto the airport is unique in that a very short ferry ride is required in order to make the terminal. 

Although dating back to 1939 it was not until the arrival of Porter Airlines and the Q400 that the airport has had any impact on Toronto’s Pearson International services.  However the airline’s steady growth since that time, including services as far afield as Boston and New York Newark, has resulted in continued interest from Air Canada.  Sky Regional is expected to compete on a number of routes and plans initially to operate five ‘planes.  For its part Porter has a new terminal under construction and is innovative in what it offers to customers.  A pedestrian tunnel is planned for later this year. www.aircanada.com www.torontoport.com/Airport.asp

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