The flights begin Nov. 17 and run every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Porter Airlines will start offering direct service between Ottawa and Fort McMurray later this winter, making the Ontario-based company the third airline to offer regular flights from the Fort McMurray International Airport. Article content

The route also connects to Porter’s destinations in eastern Canada. Porter’s other direct flights from Ottawa include Charlottetown, Fredericton, Halifax, Moncton, Sault Ste. Marie, St. John’s, Timmins, Toronto and Quebec City. Article content

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“This exciting milestone is part of our ongoing air service development efforts. We build strong business cases and work closely with both current and prospective airline partners to bring in new routes

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