I knew they were thinking about California, but didn't know they'd settle on an inauguration date yet! I wonder if they'll add more to porter reserve for those longer flights!
I loved this review, thanks for sharing! I will be trying the YYJ-YYZ route with the family sometime in the future. Really wish them success and continued profits. We need another national carrier, and one that's more JetBlue like here
Nice! You'll have a great time with Porter! I agree! Looks like WJ & AC are restructuring their domestic network with each more focused on west/ east respectively. We'll have to watch and see how this plays out and how Porter positions themself.
Ya it's definitely worth it especially if you can score one of their 20% off promos. Keep in mind the inflight menu differs from the E195 and Q400 aircraft. Check porter's website for up to date info! Enjoy Halifax. Never been!
Porter is fantastic! Just a side note - in “regular” economy passengers get a complimentary wine or beer as well as quality chips + other snacks. Just not a meal. And perhaps not hard alcohol either. I can’t quite remember exactly. No other airlines in canada offers that except montreal - toronto with Air Canada (to i guess try to copy Porter lol).
Your absolutely correct. Meals are available for purchase in the regular economy on their Embraer aircraft. I covered economy on one of their q400s too!
Will be flying with Porter for first time ever EDM to Fort Lauderdale. I used to be die hard WestJet. But they are now expensive and options are bad. Porter sounds great!
Porter is a good option, especially now with these planes. They provide fantastic service. I am happy to see they reach Western Canada now and offer us another option! Enjoy the trip!
We live in Florida and are booking a trip to Vancouver in June. I am very particular about logistics of flying, but my husband is very frugal, so no First or Business Class flights for me. I've been researching aircraft and flightsd (including position of door plugs (!) for two days now and am really looking forward flying Porter Reserve. Thank you for your review. I'm excited!!
Brilliant! I thought it was a nice experience, being able to access the lounge and have a good meal seems good to me, including the wifi (I haven't seen many airlines that offer wifi in this part of the world). Many greetings Andrew!
Very well presented video. I think the lack of lounge access answers the question: Porter Reserve is premium economy, not business class. With a standard business class fare on other airlines, most travelers would expect lounge access to be included.
This is true, at least in Canada. Porter Reserve is generally (not always) cheaper than WS or AC bus class. The included food and drinks are quite welcomed. Fun fact, Porter used to have their own "lounge" in YTZ offering complementary snacks and drinks, but this is a thing of the past.
Thank you for this. Am going to use them one-way to to a quick hop to St. John's in April to see my family. The return I will use a credit with Westjet so it ended up being a nice inexpensive trip. I didn't expect to see a business product and your video confirmed it, but as my flight will be an evening departure, just having access to a couple glasses of wine will be sufficient and the flight is just under three hours.
I can't imagine sitting on this plane for longer than a few hours, and even then, I would consider this to be an uncomfortable flying experience. I wonder how much success the airline will have on these longer haul services.
It definitely takes some people some time to get used to long haul flights. Porter only serves North America with their longest flight being Toronto to LA.. so not long haul in the traditional sense. But they do offer a nice product for north American travel.
I got porter for my brother and they left him stranded after an emergency with another passenger and said they'd help him to his next flight and then when they landed they said they can't do anything. It's absolutely worth the price of bigger airlines. The only Canadian airline I would trust is westjet at least they're more helpful. I'll never book with porter again
Looks like Porter Airlines is squared away in regards to there flights...I noticed they do fly to destinations in the U.S. Would luv to see them do a twice weekly flight to Phoenix, Arizona!? 👊
I think this flight was fairly calm. Most times flight paths avoid turbulent air masses. Sometimes it's unavoidable, but it's nothing to worry about. Enjoy the trip and the porter experience!
Porter changed their policy for support animals. My elder support worker, at my request booked my flight to toronto for specialist care. I found out too late of the change of policy, would have had to chop my dog in half to be allowed on the flight and they had no provision to fly him in cargo because they save that space for able bodied peoples' luggage. I was not able to get a refund.
This is an unfortunate event, but of course I can't speak to the specifics. You can reach out to the airline and perhaps they can give you some answers. I hope you can have more favourable travel experiences in the future.
@@theglobalpeasant Was on the phone with them today. Complete stonewall and dress-down. It looks like they can glean more profit by selling cargo space than accommodating the right to have support animals travel free and this would be their motivation. The "lady" supervisor would not allow me to complete a sentence, refused an escalation. Believe I have internal structural info that they do have the potential.
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I flew on AC from YYC-IAD twice, and on the second trip was when i realized porter flew to IAD likely from YTZ…. Pissed i gave AC my money when i could have done Porter
Why are all the females sitting at the back of the plane, then no one in the middle seats? Anyone ever told that due to their carry on weight they had to sit at the back of the plane?
There are many different business classes and we can't compare longhaul international with domestic/transborder. As long as you enjoyed the experience and service that's all that really matters!