TORONTO — Porter Airlines has pushed back its tentative restart date to March 29 due to the ongoing global health ******.

The ******* previously suspended operations until Feb. 11 but according to president and CEO Michael Deluce, more time is needed as ******** vaccine rollouts continue across Canada.

“With the introduction of vaccines, we are more optimistic about determining a date in the near-term to reintroduce flights than at any point since the ******** began,” said Deluce. “More time is needed to assess the vaccine’s influence on current travel restrictions and when it is appropriate to begin operations again. We expect to establish a timeline for this to happen in the first part of 2021.”

Further updates will be provided this winter based on the status of the ******** and government measures, added Deluce.

Porter initially suspended operations on March 21, 2020 due to the ******** ********.