ShonTron
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With all due respect, how this will affect Porter's bottom line and their business model is not (and should not be) a criteria the city uses when evaluating this file. The idea that the city should say no because it might change the amount of legroom in the plane is just silly. The market will determine if passengers are willing to fly long distances in a C-series.
I am saying that I like Porter now because of what it is - a niche, regional airline. Expansion into a national airline with regional jets is a strange and in my view unfeasible business case. Would Porter still attract the customers it does as a larger airline, without the comforts it now provides? Why should the city allow expansion of a controversial airport further into the harbour based on an untested business model? With planes that have not been fully developed that we know will meet the noise levels promised?