Toronto's cheapest airline for shorthaul flights. Porter Air is the best airline to use if you are heading to any major city close to Toronto. If your flight is less than 3 hours long, there is no reason to be using Air Canada. Porter flies out of Toronto Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, which was formerly called City Center Airport.
Reasons to Fly Porter Air
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1. Cheap Flights
2. Free Beer
3. It's Already Downtown
4. Cool Airport Lounge
5. Refreshing Ferry Ride
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6. Great View of Toronto
7. Simple
8. Curteous Customer Service
9. Expanding to more Cities
10. Cause Less Pollution
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Cheap Flights
Go to the
Porter Air website and check out the prices for yourself. The flights are so cheap, you'll never use Air Canada ever again! And better yet, search around the internet for a coupon and you'll save another 10-20 percent off flights. They are basically as cheap as the VIA Rail and takes a fraction of the travel time.
Free Beer, Wine, and Meal
This should have been the #1 best reason, but I didn't want to make it seem like Porter Air is an alcoholic's paradise. Have you have ever been on a flight and jealous of the free alcohol that they get in first class? At Porter Air, all the seats are cheap and all the seats get free beer. A free glass of wine also goes good with your free sandwich and fruit cup.
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is Downtown
They couldn't have chosen a better location to put an airport. If you are coming to Toronto for business, your meetings are likely downtown. If you are coming for fun, you are definitely heading downtown. Landing at the downtown Toronto airport is like saving an extra hour and 50 bucks one way.
| Billy Bishop Airport (Porter Air) |
Pearson Airport (Air Canada) |
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| Located in Toronto, Ontario |
Located in Malton, Ontario |
Getting downtown:
- Free ferry and shuttle bus (~5 minutes) |
Getting downtown:
- $50 taxi ride (~30 minutes)
- $20 airport shuttle bus (~30 minutes)
- $6.20 GO bus (~30 minutes)
- $2.75 bus then subway (~60 minutes) |
Airport Lounge
The Porter Airport lounge has free cookies, wifi, coffee, water, biscotti, etc. You won't find excessively overpriced airport food nor wifi-by-the-minute here. Come to the City Center (Billy Bishop) airport extra early to relax and mingle. And just look at those comfortable new couches.
Refreshing Ferry Ride
Possibly the shortest ferry ever (500 meters), but it is so much more fun than being stuck in traffic. Start your journey (flight) with some refreshing great lake air.
Great View of Toronto
On a Porter airplane, you get an unrivalled view of downtown Toronto. It is as good as Google's "Street View Maps".
Everything is Simple
Booking a flight on the Porter website is simple and quick. You can choose your seats and print your boarding ticket online. Their frequent flyers points system is easy to understand.
Curteous Customer Service
Compared to Toronto Pearson Airport, you will notice the staff is much more polite at the Billy Bishop Airport. It's a less busy airport, so checking in, and security check waits are much faster too.
Porter is Expanding to More Destinations
In these frugal times, Porter Air is quickly raising in popularity. They are expanding the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (formerly City Center Airport) and flying to more destinations. Check their website in case my list is outdated.
Polluting Less, Flying Greener
Porter's new Bombardier Q400 planes are small and fuel efficient planes. You are not driving in a traffic jam, so you pollute less. There is also one less car on the road and everyone that is driving gets to their destinations faster (less gas used).