I enjoyed a flawless return trip to Thunder Bay this weekend. The Porter experience as always was perfect (except for that silly ferry and except for the landings... see below). I was thrilled when this route was added and was very happy to see the flight to YQT about 95% full and the return trip was about 85% full.
Sorry if this has been mentioned, but for the record according to their in-flight magazine, future routes being considered are:
Timmins, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Detroit, Windsor, Cleveland, Cincinatti, Pittsburgh, Washington DC, Philadelphia and Boston.
Now, I could be called a seasoned flyer but I'm by no means an aviation expert. But to this layman, on both legs of the trip the pilot came in for a landing WAY, WAY, WAY TOO FAST and WAY TOO CROOKED and SLAMMED the plane into the tarmac. This afternoon the passengers on flight 634 screamed in panic as the Q400 bashed into the runway on the island airport. I'm sure these planes are meant to sustain major impact, but it was the kind of landing your gut tells you, uh, maybe someone should really go out and have a good once-over of the structure of the aircraft after that beating.
Anyways, the crew and pilot were all smiles and all was fine and forgotten in the end. But this is one of a very few times I heard actual terrified screaming from fellow passengers upon landing. I assume this maneovre was intentional by the pilot to fight off a crosswind?