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Porter named launch carrier at Montreal Metropolitan Airport (MET); 12 routes, 138 weekly departures from June 15

Porter Airlines will be the inaugural and anchor carrier at the revitalized Montreal Metropolitan Airport (MET, formerly Saint-Hubert), beginning 15 June 2026 with 12 direct routes and 138 weekly departures. Services will operate on Embraer jets and De Havilland Dash 8 turboprops.

Discovered 2026-03-24T08:00:28.140030-07:00 | 2026-03-24T08:00:28.140030-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Porter’s role as MET’s anchor carrier — launching 12 routes and 138 weekly departures from 15 June 2026 on Embraer and Dash 8 equipment — will materially change Montreal’s point-to-point connectivity and airport slot/traffic patterns.
  • The move accelerates Porter's recent network growth and summer capacity expansion, reinforcing its North American route push and U.S. market entries; see Porter's broader schedule and route additions earlier this year (source:09f2ff26-080d-43c7-943c-b460b063d69b) and its U.S. expansion activity (source:c1ad5922-c361-4d41-a259-a371f79c414d).
  • The launch arrives as Canadian carriers reweight transborder and Montreal capacity, with implications for competitive dynamics, passenger flows and airport operations in the region (see recent Canadian network adjustments and transborder cuts) (source:f8bbbf13-6ab7-468c-ac95-b017d58ee3e7).

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