Flying Porter Airlines: An Alternative to WestJet and Air Canada

[@pdbluesman]

Just flew Porter from Toronto to Las Vegas. My wife and I have always flown Porter when going to Quebec City from Toronto's Island Airport. We always liked Porter so I used them to go to Vegas 2 weeks ago...and they didn't disappoint. I think they are the friendliest and best Canadian airline period. Highly recommend them.

[@ChrisAndEmilie]

Glad you had a good experience with them. Thanks for sharing!

[@granthurlburt4062]

I love them. No centre seats. Slightly wider seats than AC. I am 6'4" and 280 lbs. Free wine in real glass glasses. Happy enthusiastic staff who seem proud of their airline. I've flown from Toronto return to Halifax twice, Calgary once, and to Montreal once. Twice from the Island airport. I'll fly to Vancouver next summer. I dont hate AC & have never had my luggage lost but the customer service attitudes varies, and Porter never is unpleasant.

[@ChrisAndEmilie]

Glad to hear they’ve been working out for you. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@richardrogers7479]

@@ChrisAndEmilie TOO BAD THEY BUY FOREIGN AIRCRAFT, INSTEAD OF BUYING A220, THEY EXPECT CANADA TO SUPPORT THEM, BUT DON'T SUPPORT CANADA

[@MustangErin]

I understand the long walk to the gate. I have experienced that many times.

[@ChrisAndEmilie]

Haha! I imagine so with the amount of travel you do. I like to watch my step counts go up :-)

[@andrewwilliams2193]

I've never been to Vancouver. I've flown Air Canada on international flights before and I refuse to fly with them again. I flew on WestJet once and I had a much better experience, especially getting a bereavement rate on my tickets when my mother passed away in 2012. If I decide to visit Vancouver or Halifax in the future, I will like to try Porter, especially as it's less passengers and there's no middle seat.

[@ChrisAndEmilie]

The smaller aircraft is definitely nice. We hope you have a good flight if you end up flying with them.

[@JohnAnderson-sq8lt]

Seems like a long flight for a small regional aircraft, also concerned about small number of aircraft

[@DaveWilliamson-r9i]

Porter now has 42 E-Jets

[@richardrogers7479]

@@DaveWilliamson-r9i I won't use them, they should have continued with their orders for A220