Is This Canada’s BEST Airline? Chicago to Toronto | Porter Airlines | De Havilland Dash 8

[@supsnail]

I never heard of Porter before this and it's cool seeing how this small airline somehow manages to compete well with bigger Canadian airlines

[@Qwertyuiop_memes10]

Yeah, they also had the longest Embraer E route, but it is now overtaken by Royal Jordanian. Love your vids btw :D

[@Leaf_dragonYT]

Omg hi

[@YaowenLiu304]

Supsnail what video you gonna send?

[@coldrblx]

I have heard of it, but not actually seen it.

[@ice711real]

Yeah, they’re definitely expanding rapidly, thanks for watching!

[@JRG72]

I love these these because he’s so relatable. Not flying on Emirates first class that 99% of people can’t afford.

[@ice711real]

Lol I can’t afford that at all. Glad you enjoy this type of content! My next trip report is gonna be even MORE low cost…

[@mrwelshaviation_024]

Yep I agree these are some of the best too

[@Elephant_21a]

@@ice711realspirit 🍌🍌🍌?

[@ice711real]

@@Elephant_21aspirit of Canada if you know what I mean (and no not WestJet lol)

[@wingeditz41]

@@mrwelshaviation_024wassup mrwelsh

[@markeidt6404]

I have flown Porter from Toronto to Northern Ontario on several business trips. It's a great airline for service and hospitality. They are so much better than Air Canada and will give Westjet a run for their business. I am thrilled that they are now flying to Las Vegas even though it is out of Toronto Pearson airport. I look forward to flying Porter again soon.

[@TheActualKingOfRailfanning]

Porter is amazing. My mom flew on them and said the flight was really good. Her favourite part was the glass cups. Also, she said the landing was a “butter landing” and she said “ it was such a smooth landing, I thought we didn’t land!”

[@Ont785]

I love Porter

[@Rick-C-117]

You cannot be the BEST airline if you fly the WORST planes ever made, the dash-8. Junk.

[@TheActualKingOfRailfanning]

Don’t disrespect the dash 8 like that.

[@FlyAirWheezer]

​@@TheActualKingOfRailfanning Yea don't disrespect the dash 8 like that, it's a legendary turboprop plane

[@Ozinater]

Glad you enjoyed the flight! I'm a Dash 8 pilot at Porter :)

[@ice711real]

Glad to hear even Porter’s pilots are seeing this review! Thanks for watching, and for your service in the sky ✈️

[@ranchh7v7]

Hope you get to learn a E2 one day! They are brilliant to fly in as a passenger

[@sethpattison3216]

@@ranchh7v7 I agree. I flew in an E2 just on Sunday. It was a great flight! And thank you @Ozinater for your service in the sky!

[@Random_Eebs]

Porter is Fr a w Airline and I can see they’re putting in a lot of care and attention to detail with their product. Great video bro (btw the turboprop view is so good🤩)

[@ice711real]

They sure do produce an excellent product for their passengers, considering the length of some of these flights. Thanks for watching :)

[@AllanThormanAviation]

best aviator in history: ice711 first place

[@christhorman2042]

TRUE

[@oweinerthegreat-ko8cz]

TRUE

[@MrPerfesser]

Flew Porter from Wash/Dulles to Billy Bishop to take in a ball game at the Rogers Center. Five minutes to get through customs. Less than five minutes on the moving walkways thru the tunnel. And maybe ten minute walk to the ballpark and to our seats. Unbelievably convenient, and - as a plus - we flew over Niagra Falls and had a great view!

[@Roboseal2]

They also Operate the fancy and quiet new Embraer E-2 which actually is pretty comfortable and the services are great. Also those PW150A engines sound amazing especially when the props make that unique sound on taxi.

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

Should have bought the A220

[@ahmetadam-fe9vm]

​@@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835 e195 e2 are better. A220's generally only have longer range but aren't any better than e2

[@arnoldbailey1270]

Porter has been our preferred small carrier out of Northern Ontario for a few years now . Thanks for sharing your video with us . Congratulations Porter on your expansion ,keep up the good work

[@robertchampagne7539]

My wife and I always fly Porter Airlines to Toronto from our home town in northern Ontario. Great airline

[@YonConreal]

It’s always a good day when Ice711 uploads

[@mr_errrr0r]

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[@Leaf_dragonYT]

Agreed

[@ice711real]

Even better content to come!

[@scooterboy787]

@@ice711realI’m excited!!

[@Cartonies]

fr (former member of Ice711)

[@thomasamadori]

Awesome video once again Ice! I’ve noticed porter airlines a few times at MCO recently so I’m glad I got to see what it’s really like. Keep up the great work!

[@doingstuffiscoolyah4903]

I went on an American Airlines Airbus A321 a year ago from Pennsylvania to Florida. I love flying on planes!

[@amirrezatoloie]

I wish you the bests ❤🛫

[@ice711real]

Who doesn’t!

[@Elephant_21a]

I also went on an American Airlines a321 a few weeks ago! 🛫

[@PapercraftStuff737]

I flew the the American b787 and it was terrible To make matters worse, it was a crosswind landing

[@gilles5974]

I flew with Porter from Ottawa to Toronto many moons ago...when we had to take a ferry from the airport to downtown Toronto. I totally agree with you that the company deserves a high five fo how they have expanded in the last few years. Thanks for this informative video!

[@ice711real]

Thanks for watching!

[@betty5064]

I still take the ferry - best view of TO ever.

[@topbismarck7175]

I remember when I flew the Q400 quite a lot with Horizon Air/Alaska Airlines. I used to get bored flying them all the time but now that I look back at it, I honestly loved it. Sad to see them go, but the E175 is a pretty nice upgrade. This flight brought back some memories, good video as always!

[@WhiteCoastRS]

Welcome to Toronto! And also great video as always Ice! :)

[@MNaviations]

I’ve seen porter before and I can tell it’s really underrated. Good job ice!

[@betty5064]

I have used Porter since they opened. One way to judge an airline is what happens when things go wrong. The one time it happened to us, the plane in Toronto had a technical issue. Enough of the area was fogged in to make a replacement impossibe. Everyone got face to face apologies. People who lived in the city got a ride home and back the next day, by taxi, and us from outside, we got a night in the King Eddie hotel, and food vouchers. We all got a chance to change return arrangements and each got one way fare in credit. And you can always hear the announcements on the Island airport. love it.

[@ThatOneAviator777]

I’ve seen that iconic WW2 bomber too! It’s so awesome! I love the Midway Airport. This airline is so unique! Great video!

[@ice711real]

Thanks for watching!

[@Beta-Eta]

@@ice711realhey ice, you should consider a flight….

[@geoffreylee5199]

This is great! When at university on occasional days I would be across the channel watching planes landing, and trains at Union station. Now I can say I was on a plane to see the landing there. They flew north of T.O. around the east, out over Lake Ontario to curl into Billy Bishop.

[@PLANEMANIA747]

Propeller view 😍 Beautiful video ❤

[@ice711real]

Thanks! View sure was class.

[@YouandIweremeanttofly]

Planemania I knew I would find you here LOL 😄

[@waikikilatino1]

Aloha from O'ahu Hawai'i USA. This was fantastic to watch and quite informative. I loved how convenient it is to fly Porter Airlines, especially since it arrives right near, downtown Toronto. Great video :)

[@ice711real]

Aloha, thanks for watching!

[@Edward_242]

I've flown this airline out of Toronto many times in the past 10 years and they're amazing.

[@Rammmer]

Newark to Ottawa because United couldn't get a plane in. Excellent and I highly recommend Porter. Their prop planes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 really set you back in your seat during takeoff.

[@SD.Aviation-ys1ei]

Seems to me like Porter is a very underrated and under appreciated airline!

[@Buses4life_6]

I loved the plane spotting and above the storm was beautiful

[@dbrianhoyt]

I have flown Porter several times times from New Brunswick to Toronto. Friendly staff and Toronto City Airport is just 15 minutes drive from my son’s house.

[@annamariaclaudia548]

We are planning to visit Chicago this summer... you have convinced us to fly with Porter!

[@stevewarrick4402]

I recently flew on Porter Reserve from YYZ to YVR and back when they had a 20% off Reserve deal. Extremely enjoyable 5 hours. What a fabulous airline.

[@foxaviationtime]

Its sad that not many airlines use the -8 anymore but cool to see porter making use of them! (that turboprop sound is something else)

[@ColtWadstein]

I love the Dash 8! It's a little cramped even for a skinny guy like me, but it's a rock-solid airframe with an awesome safety record. I took one via WestJet from Regina to Calgary last year, and I was a little underwhelmed at first. However, when I returned a month later, it happened to be on the same plane, and it was like being reunited with an old friend.

[@littleviking488]

And due to weight restrictions related to the Island Airport, the Porter Dash 8-400 have significantly less seats. The legroom is excellent on their aircraft.

[@Calebs_Aviation]

I have heard of Porter before, and I am eager to try them someday! I have heard nothing but rave reviews however I hope to fly their newer Embraer E2 jet but maybe also fly there Dash 8 turboprop too! I love all the aspects of any aviation company, including all of their fleets! Also, I will be visiting Canada this summer and I hope to see a Porter E2 this summer while I’m plane spotting! 😅

[@johnelliott5859]

Have flown Porter many times. Appreciated their competition with AC. You know when you fly into Billy ishop fro the west it's going to be an interesting landing.

[@Aleksandar6ix]

I flew Porter to Midway and back in 2017 on my way to EAA AirVenture. What a memorable experience it was! I get to go on another Q400 again soon, but this time WestJet from Calgary to Edmonton, from where I'll be on Porter's E195 back to Toronto! Great airline.

[@ice711real]

Nice man! I’m lucky to live so close to EAA haha

[@sh4dic___]

wow! this looks like a pretty cool expierience, i think i would like to try flying on porter airlines. keep up the good work ice!

[@Aperson340m]

7:11 its actually pretty nice to get a view of the landing gear closing while you're inside the plane, you can't do that on regular commercial airliners

[@ice711real]

Very true! Something I made sure I had the right seat for when I booked this flight.

[@shivyyz]

Porter is OG and YTZ is awesome! I would wait for the ferry even though I could go through the tunnel it is such a unique and scenic experience. If you are not in a hurry take the boat! You can also walk around outside the terminal building there is a neat mishmash of regional airport businesses operating out of the hangers and FBOs. Feels like an international and dinky regional combined.

[@Coasterpostalt]

Wow, maybe I'll take porter if I ever need a flight to Canada! Thanks for the info!

[@ice711real]

I’ll note that they are fairly cheap as well, thanks for watching!

[@jackyyuen1939]

Have heard of Porter before, but never have a chance to fly with this airline. Thank you very much for sharing this great video.😋😋

[@ice711real]

My pleasure!

[@SoosyBookah]

Wow! I love the airport vibe!

[@mpare49]

I have had many occasions to fly with Porter out of Ottawa and Toronto. Their service has always been excellent.

[@general682002]

I've flown with Porter in the past and I always enjoyed flying with them!

[@ToffeesandwichYT]

These videos are so relatable and high quality. You film nearly throughout the flight, and your editing is very good. It probably takes hours. You even spent money just to entertain us! So let’s just appreciate how much effort he puts into making this video. 9999/10. Vid suggestion: can you try flight simulators? Also, here are some things I pointed out in the video. 4:28 person next to ice sneezes. I think. 7:06 tailstrike? Could just be random noise. 8:55 magazine 10:10 food. 10:52 * subtle crunch * 12:47 flying over unrendered chunks 12:49 rendered chunks 12:52 final moments in air 12:53 butter landing. Or, on the ice 711 scale, silk landing.

[@ice711real]

Wow, thanks a lot for the appreciation!

[@ToffeesandwichYT]

I’m a huge fan of your work. I think I subbed around 80k. I wonder, what was the sound at 7:06?

[@CuttyKitty1]

4:22 The leg room is OK but it felt really tight when I worked on my laptop. I am not sure if that's true but it was my impression that the seats closer to the front (~1-10?) had more room between them than the rest. Something I believe I noticed while entering the plane, but I may be wrong. Btw, I loved Porter Airlines boarding music and I'm still trying to find the name of one of the French songs I heard...that's why i'm here :) hoping to hear it in the background but no luck thus far.

[@AirShark95]

Flew them from Ottawa to Toronto Pearson on the new E2s. Very comfortable for such a short flight. Those E2s are the quietest jets I have ever been on, and the inclusion of free-wifi is a very cool amenity. I would totally consider flying them on longer flights.

[@iamalexplaysrobloxofficialyt]

best aviation youtuber ever

[@Persondude17]

Not the best but one of the best

[@Kometek]

@@Persondude17true

[@Planenerd214]

Yeah

[@FIRE_AVIATION]

They are SOO underrated

[@Thesquidgee84]

We love porter and have flown with them to northern Ontario many times over the years! They have amazing service and Billy bishop is a fantastic and comfy little airport. My kiddo loves the tunnel walk. I have found it’s almost always a windy landing thanks to Lake Ontario 😂 we look forward to our first time flying on their new larger planes for a trip to Orlando

[@kittehsezmeow]

Watching these types of videos makes me want to fly a plane again! Can't wait for the next trip report :)

[@timmellin2815]

I love these plane videos. When I was working, I'd fly often, taking 4 days or so and attaching them onto a weekend for a quick getaway. About 6 yrs. before retiring, I lost my wanderlust: "been there, done that." Now retired, I prefer to stay home. I can watch videos like this instead and not go throught the hassle & cost of flying and then being in a strange place. Plus, an illness can ruin a trip and make it a waste of money and time. I got lucky...I was never sick when I travelled all those years; so now I don''t want to push my luck.....I'll stay home. Cheers....tm

[@thecaynuck]

I'm on the East Coast of Canada and Porter is awesome! Their Dash 8's are some of the best configured Dash 8's I've been in and the new Embraer E2's are great, I got auto-upgraded at the gate so got to fly in PorterReserve. Great service. I'm shocked many West Coasters haven't heard of it, but they are expanding their route network out there. I'd take Porter over Air Canada and WestJet. Toronto Billy Bishop airport has amazing landing/takeoff views. Didn't know they flew to Chicago Midway.

[@konggg]

Wow! A low cost airline based in Canada that doesn’t cost $1,000 for one seat! We have to try this!

[@wilfredbruce5327]

Years ago, I rode on Porter from Moncton New Brunswick to Ottawa Ontario and found it fairly fast and efficient. Most likely the Dash 8 Q400 has turned out to be s very cost effective aircraft. I believe that the Island Airport finally has the tunnel open finally after years of wrangling. The only aircraft allowed on the Island are turboprop only with the exception of medivac jets.

[@konigstephan]

First time here, great video overall. Subscribed!

[@ice711real]

Thanks for the sub! Many more reviews like this one to come soon :)

[@Sheikh_tom123]

Bro the turbo prop is insane love vids like these 8:03 😊and I’m waiting for aviation art vidsss :)

[@rangerrick8220]

Lived in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) alot of my life and never flew commercially out of the Island Airport. You should go in the summer and check out Centre Island. I remember when there was no tunnel connecting the island to the mainland - only a small ferry. Good video - thanks!

[@SMG4andDanTDMfan6906]

GTA 5?

[@alpinair09]

Why do I always have feeling I'm watching some kind of document about plane crash because of the displayed time? But I really enjoy those videos, keep it up! You're doing amazing job ;)

[@ice711real]

Lol thanks mate

[@condor001]

I had my first flight on a Q400 from Eurowings. It was quite an interesting experience and something very unique as a german to not have your first flight to Palma de Mallorca and not on an A320 or 737 but a turboprop!

[@ImEric1606]

Nice video!! Dash 8s are awesome

[@AidenLegends10]

Porter airlines is heavily underrated. Whenever I travel i always try to book a flight with them. They also are a small airline to so it can be tough! If you are flying into Billy Bishop airport you should book a day time flight! It’s so cool

[@parentrap]

There is a Billy Bishop airport in Owen Sound Canada as well as museum.

[@SWA3135]

Porter seems good. The glasses that the drinks come in are a really nice touch EDIT: only some flights have the glass cups for drinks

[@GusBrawler]

Yes it is Canada’s best airline! When I flew them all went smoothly!

[@ahmetadam-fe9vm]

I have a porter airlines flight a month from now. I'm excited because as far as i know e195 e2's are comfortable and their seats are wide. Also another youtuber said that it's a good airline. I'm gonna edit the comment after the flight to write my review :D

[@lorneheise5767]

They are flying Embraer 175 Jets now and are expanding. Florida flights from Toronto Pearson. Excellent value clean and friendly. The best!

[@vilkosozansky8581]

Another perfect video❤❤❤❤ Love this 8:35 view

[@Luxov.]

Nice video!

[@joshg72826]

Flying into Billy Bishop is a nice view when clear. Also, the restrictions on jets landing @ Billy Bishop, is not primarily due to the runway length but rather noise abatement. Plenty of smaller business jets can/could use that airport but they cannot due to the noise restriction. They are also trying to extend the runways length but that's mainly due to the regulation for longer safety margin changes across all airports which would shorten the usable length when it comes into effect.

[@BIMMERKID2]

I would love to fly on Porter sometime... And I also see Minneapolis is getting a new flight from Regina on WestJet encore and I already looked at it that'd be cool to fly a - 8400 from from Minneapolis to Regina and then from Regina to Calgary that would be a lot of turboprop flying time

[@GAGE-THE-HOBBY-NERD]

Love the propeller shots tough❤😊

[@MrOreo390]

The Dash 8, One of my fav planes, And my fav airline using it was Flybe, the purple livery, Cuz you can see on the prop engines “Faster than road or rail”

[@braedenolds]

i'm so happy when he uploads

[@ice711real]

:)

[@GregCurtin45]

Great video, too bad you were on the wrong side of the plane but it was still great to watch the landing gear. Thanks for all your time given to film, edit, and add subtitles. #PorterAirlines #Porter #Dash8

[@ice711real]

Thanks for watching!

[@AviationLoverIndonesia]

Great trip report as always 😎👍

[@TheGammingPie]

I actually never flew on a turbo prop before always wanted too the Saab 340 is one of my favorite aircraft

[@Novi_Slaveski_official]

I actually have a friend living in torornto, so this is nice to see

[@Rndmstff737]

I flew with them way back around 2018 they haven’t changed much on their service to Chicago with the dash 8s. By far one of my favorite airlines though!

[@Ian_Schneider]

Another great video 👍

[@legnosobalu]

I went in Paris from FLR to ORY on a vueling a319, at manchester with ryr 737 and I went to munich with tirolean fokker 70. I love going on planes and Ilove this channel ❤✈️

[@SwizzolanRepublicYT]

Porter is a really nice airline! If this is supposed to be low-cost, spirit has a LOT of catching up to do lol

[@YouandIweremeanttofly]

Excellent video. I am a frequent flier with Porter, both on their Q-400's and new E-190 jets. The service is by far better than Air Canada or Westjet.

[@LeoRailfans]

I flew on Porter a few times, and although there wasn't any wifi, they had food and drinks on some airplanes.

[@WanderingCanadian1]

I've been eager to try Porter. Next time I fly to Toronto I plan on booking with them

[@werteshboi8123]

The Swoop airline (small) ended up selling some of their 757s to WestJet last year. They still have yet to change the livery since I flew between Toronto, to Edmonton, to Maui. Not sure if swoop is shutting down?

[@cprgreaves]

In response to your question I answer "Nowhere near it. Yet". On Wednesday, October 18, 2017 our flight from St.John's scheduled to take off at 15:25 was pushed back at 16:00 and docked in Toronto at 23:40. Do the math. I could have flown Paris to Toronto in less time!

[@RealFlare318]

Eyy a Porter trip report! They are definitely the best airline in Canada

[@ice711real]

They’re surely climbing the ranks, thanks for watching

[@elizabethappleton3667]

Porter is a Canadian airline operating since 2006. If you check their website you’ll see that they operate in many Canadian and American cities.

[@ILikeCats_285]

This year, there have been 2 new airlines at my airport! One is called Titan Airways and the other is called Avantiair. I can’t fly on them because I don’t fly charter

[@FastGuy1]

You should definitely try their E195-E2’s I think they are the only airline in North America that fly them

[@DiamondSwordGamingYT]

Porter airlines is an amazing airline! i recommend trying a longer flight with them so you can fly on one of their e195s! they are amazing!

[@andrewisvrycool]

Ya their amazing! I just flew the e195 for a flight that was almost 6 hours on porter a few weeks ago and it was really comfortable. I did pay the extra for extra leg room and it was defenitely worth paying for. The food was not very good but I suppose thats okay lol

[@spooky6033]

Cool description 😊 I like the 13+ next to the discord linfk

[@ice711real]

THANKS FOR READING THE DESCRIPTION BECAUSE NO ONE DOES ❤️❤️❤️ and yes we can’t be having them (dare I say) (**underages**) 😳😳😳 trigger warning

[@Dr.Pepper1220]

Amazing review of the airline I hope to sometime fly porter too!

[@albertk.1630]

I used 1 time before I had good experience because seat size was enough and service was very good

[@AviationAileronOfficial]

Amazing flight review friend !, Even Star air also gives a really good services and it is very comfortable(An airline of India )

[@huntersC00lanimations]

I love porter because they upgraded me to business class all for free

[@saywhat6704]

When I fly to Toronto I always try to get Porter because they don't land at Pearson and you are right downtown.

[@Rustytoolgardener]

Porter is the best I’ve experienced in a long time. I just hope they keep their prices down. Service was phenomenal .

[@plainbagel9192]

Flew in those Haveland's in a severe snow storm between Billy Bishop and Midway.....it was not a " comfortable " experience, simply because they can't go at a higher cruising altitude so they are stuck in the turbulence.

[@bobvester6448]

They are the launch airline in North America for Embraer's new E195 e2. Think they've ordered 75 of them.

[@danielrivard9335]

In Canada we call this aircraft a Q400( Q for quiet) to distinguish it from the original Dash-8.