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Let's hope Porter survives. It's not a good sign that they couldn't turn a profit while they had a monopoly at the airport...even if it was a recession.
Going back to North Bay was being returned to my departure city. Being rerouted and basically abandoned in Dallas when I was going to California was another story. Like I said, you fly enough, you run into this kind of thing. It hasn't stopped me from flying, but it has made me appreciative when flights go as planned.I think there's a difference between being diverted to a new city and being returned to your departure city. Obviously you can make an argument it's no different since you might still be in a foreign city, but I think the distinction is made that you can't be dropped in a city that isn't your departure or arrival city and left to fend for yourself. So had they of diverted you to Buffalo, instead of back to Pittsburgh, perhaps they would have provided you with a hotel room.
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Nobody took the time, at least while I waited, to address the crowd and let people know what was happening.
Glenfiddich has partnered with Porter Airlines in a promotion for travellers departing from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Until July 23, Porter customers can participate in a guided tasting of the single malt's 12-Year-Old, 15-Year-Old and 18-Year-Old brands. Scotch specialists will also be at the airport to educated travellers about Glenfiddich and how to drink single malts. "We place a great deal of emphasis on each detail making up the overall passenger experience," said Robert Deluce, chief executive of Porter Airlines. "Partnering with Glenfiddich is a new way we can make the journey for travellers as enjoyable as the destination itself." The special whisky nosings will be offered to Porter flyers between the hours of 4 pm and 8 pm Wednesday through Friday.
Some of that is going to:Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) awarded C$40 million (US$38.4 million) to 18 clean technology projects in the transportation, oil and gas and wastewater treatment sectors.
Targeted Growth Canada Inc. In partnership with Bombardier Aerospace; Porter Airlines Inc.; Pratt & Whitney Canada; Sustainable Oils, LLC; and UOP LLC, Targeted Growth Canada (TGC) will demonstrate a process utilizing camelina as a feedstock for renewable jet fuel.
The project will optimize production and establish performance standards for this first-of-its-kind product in Canada: a drop-in replacement for traditional jet fuel that fits with the current refining and distribution infrastructure and with existing engines. The vertically integrated process takes farmer-produced grain through crushing to a pre-refined vegetable oil. This crude camelina oil is then refined into hydro-treated renewable jet fuel (HRJ).
I think there's a difference between being diverted to a new city and being returned to your departure city. Obviously you can make an argument it's no different since you might still be in a foreign city, but I think the distinction is made that you can't be dropped in a city that isn't your departure or arrival city and left to fend for yourself. So had they of diverted you to Buffalo, instead of back to Pittsburgh, perhaps they would have provided you with a hotel room.