Porter Airlines is adding a pair of Newfoundland routes to Eastern Canada starting in June.

The new routes include the only nonstop Ottawa-St. John’s flight currently on the market, plus the introduction of Deer Lake as a new destination, with service to Halifax.

Daily roundtrip Ottawa and St. John’s flights on Porter’s E195-E2s start June 6. It’s the first time in five years that any Canadian carrier has served the route. Ottawa is a Porter hub, offering passengers connecting flights from St. John’s to more than a dozen destinations in Canada and the U.S.

Flights depart Ottawa at 2:10 p.m., arriving in St. John’s at 6:25 p.m. On the return leg, flights depart St. John’s at 6 a.m., arriving in Ottawa at 7:45 a.m.

Meanwhile new daily roundtrip service between Deer Lake and Halifax starts June 4, on Dash 8-400s.

Flights depart Halifax at 12:45 p.m., arriving in Deer Lake at 2:43 p.m. On the return leg, flights depart Deer Lake at 3:25 p.m., arriving in Halifax at 4:30 p.m.

Source: Travelweek