I might possibly be going on a school trip (Only 10 people were selected) to go to Europe. Besides being in Europe, I look forward to the British Airways A380 flight from DFW to LHR, in summer of 2025. I loved the video and hope to be a pilot when I get a job. ❤
Have a friend who is an airline mechanic that works on Porter’s planes at Chicago Midway. He says their equipment is top notch and their maintenance procedures are very reliable and in depth. Ahead of industry standards
Absolutely great review, would love to fly Porter one day! I unfortunately relate to the horribly controlled US customs problem at Toronto Pearson, as everything you described happened to my departing flight as well. Glad to see you shining light to the issue! 😂
Thank you and honestly, the Pre clearance in Toronto has to be one of the worst choke points in any airport I've ever visited. Absolutely horrible, but I'm glad I'm not alone haha
Porter definitely offers the best cabin experience for all passengers! No middle seats, free beer, wine and snacks on all flight. One thing you did mention was as the Q400 ages you think Porter will pull out of YTZ. I can tell you Porter has no plans to pull out of YTZ.
Porter is OK but I'm sorry you didn't experience them at their height. They started out marketing as basically an all-biz-class flight and had nice and cool lounges, amazing in-flight food and wine, etc. But as fairly regular flyer, I can assure you that sadly they have really declined over the years. Still not bad, truly, but nothing like their original dream, and yet great if you want to fly among smaller cities and secondary airports, truly. But if you are a national and global flyer, it's AC all the way and I nearly never had a single issue with them that was not resolved very quickly. Thanks for the great review, truly, and btw you are totally right on about the ease of small airports like Bishop in Toronto!
Supposedly they will be taking on some ex Westjet Q400s so imagine they won’t endup getting rid of the q400s for a very long time. Unfortunately it doesn’t look like there’s a real replacement for the Q400 just yet but one would hope in the next 20 years as many of the current airframes reach the 30 year mark someone will have come up with one. I do think the E2 expansion is a dangerous endeavour for porter though, there place in the market isn’t super clear as in terms of price Lynx and Flair are very difficult to compete with while Air Canada and Westjet are very hard to compete with in terms of the capacity ,network , and brand loyalty / awareness. This makes there place in the market quite odd, currently they seem to be trying YOW as a larger hub with the E2 along with expansions into the usa and cross Canada. I think they will see a very troublesome path to success and personally I don’t think there future is all that bright from what I’ve seen but supposedly they got one hell of a deal on the E2 and if they find away all the power to them as it is always nice to see another Canadian airline succeed.
That'll be awesome! Hopefully like you say, when the Q400's go, Porter will find a new aircraft to operate from Bishop, or they get an expansion in that time. It will be very interesting to see how they go!
@@Aviation18 Unfortunately, it will be difficult to find a new aircraft to replace the Q400 at the island airport. The agreement that allows the airport to operate bans the use of jets and most other non-STOL aircraft. The Dash-8 (of which the Q400 is the fourth iteration) was specifically allowed to operate by name in the agreement (the Saunders ST-27 is the other aircraft that is specifically allowed). The 4000 foot runway also limits the aircraft choices (Midway's main runways are 6500).
@@Aviation18 yeah, but I live next to one of the Alaska Airlines hubs where the alaska Q400 used to reside, with that gone, I'd be lucky to see one Q400 every month or so.
I might possibly be going on a school trip (Only 10 people were selected) to go to Europe. Besides being in Europe, I look forward to the British Airways A380 flight from DFW to LHR, in summer of 2025. I loved the video and hope to be a pilot when I get a job. ❤
Awesome and thank you!
Have a friend who is an airline mechanic that works on Porter’s planes at Chicago Midway. He says their equipment is top notch and their maintenance procedures are very reliable and in depth. Ahead of industry standards
Absolutely great review, would love to fly Porter one day! I unfortunately relate to the horribly controlled US customs problem at Toronto Pearson, as everything you described happened to my departing flight as well. Glad to see you shining light to the issue! 😂
Thank you and honestly, the Pre clearance in Toronto has to be one of the worst choke points in any airport I've ever visited. Absolutely horrible, but I'm glad I'm not alone haha
I live in Chicago, Never knew Poeter served Montreal from here! Great video 👍
You learn something new every day! and thanks man!
@@Aviation18 I especially learn at lot from you!
Red is also means delayed, yellow is slightly delayed 6:58.
Good to note!
awesome trip report!!
Thank you!
For best experience fly with Porter's Embraer E2
Good trip report, liked the video.
Thank you!
@@Aviation18 you’re welcome
Porter is also building a new base at Montreal St. Hubert airport.
Awesome!
Keep up the good work!
Thank you!
Porter definitely offers the best cabin experience for all passengers! No middle seats, free beer, wine and snacks on all flight. One thing you did mention was as the Q400 ages you think Porter will pull out of YTZ. I can tell you Porter has no plans to pull out of YTZ.
Porter should be Canada's flag carrier, also the fact they fly to Dulles make them that much better.
Agreed!
Porter is OK but I'm sorry you didn't experience them at their height. They started out marketing as basically an all-biz-class flight and had nice and cool lounges, amazing in-flight food and wine, etc. But as fairly regular flyer, I can assure you that sadly they have really declined over the years. Still not bad, truly, but nothing like their original dream, and yet great if you want to fly among smaller cities and secondary airports, truly. But if you are a national and global flyer, it's AC all the way and I nearly never had a single issue with them that was not resolved very quickly. Thanks for the great review, truly, and btw you are totally right on about the ease of small airports like Bishop in Toronto!
Agreed! It's air Canada for me because of their global reach, global lounges, alliances etc. I look at all these factors.
Nice vid, completely agree with your analysis.
Thank you!
Also btw British airways are flying now to Portland Oregon and I saw a ba 777-200 and when I went to DC for spring break and I saw a ba 787
I'm aware, that's a very cool route, originally planned for 2020 but delayed due to the pandemic
Supposedly they will be taking on some ex Westjet Q400s so imagine they won’t endup getting rid of the q400s for a very long time. Unfortunately it doesn’t look like there’s a real replacement for the Q400 just yet but one would hope in the next 20 years as many of the current airframes reach the 30 year mark someone will have come up with one.
I do think the E2 expansion is a dangerous endeavour for porter though, there place in the market isn’t super clear as in terms of price Lynx and Flair are very difficult to compete with while Air Canada and Westjet are very hard to compete with in terms of the capacity ,network , and brand loyalty / awareness. This makes there place in the market quite odd, currently they seem to be trying YOW as a larger hub with the E2 along with expansions into the usa and cross Canada. I think they will see a very troublesome path to success and personally I don’t think there future is all that bright from what I’ve seen but supposedly they got one hell of a deal on the E2 and if they find away all the power to them as it is always nice to see another Canadian airline succeed.
That'll be awesome! Hopefully like you say, when the Q400's go, Porter will find a new aircraft to operate from Bishop, or they get an expansion in that time. It will be very interesting to see how they go!
@@Aviation18 Unfortunately, it will be difficult to find a new aircraft to replace the Q400 at the island airport. The agreement that allows the airport to operate bans the use of jets and most other non-STOL aircraft. The Dash-8 (of which the Q400 is the fourth iteration) was specifically allowed to operate by name in the agreement (the Saunders ST-27 is the other aircraft that is specifically allowed). The 4000 foot runway also limits the aircraft choices (Midway's main runways are 6500).
When is your next aircraft model update
Not quite sure yet
@@Aviation18wasn’t it supposed to be last month
Nice video
Thank you!
@@Aviation18Gemini jets has released the Emirates sky cargo 777f in the interactive series in 1:400
Nice!
Thanks!
RED does not mean canceled. Red is late. It would say canceled if canceled
Thanks, good to note
Wow I'm in Moncton too
Awesome!
I miss the dash 8
While they are getting few and far between, they're still operating especially in countries like Canada, so they're not gone just yet!
@@Aviation18 yeah, but I live next to one of the Alaska Airlines hubs where the alaska Q400 used to reside, with that gone, I'd be lucky to see one Q400 every month or so.
I have flyed with air canada q400 but porter destroys air canada q400 althougth im not from canada i have flyed with porter once.
Good to know!