Porter Airlines: TO to Mtl

[ganjavih]

The ferry to the island airport

The city from the ferry

Approaching the old terminal building

Getting ready for take-off

Bye bye TO

The endless sprawl beyond Toronto's borders

Mmmm, a complimentary meal and beer in a glass.

The sun sets as we approach Montreal

Trudeau Airport

Downtown Montreal

The sun sets

Videos:

TO skyline from the plane

Flying over the suburbs of Montreal

Landing at Trudeau

 

[gbelan]

awesome pics

 

[ronald1987]

nice pics! I love aerial views. Remarkable though, that MTL still has snow while Toronto has not.
The airport near the city seems like an ideal location for frequent flights to MTL and, say, NY.

PS, I see you're drinking some good Stella Artois too! I will soon be enjoying it, in Belgium where it came from

 

[Observer Walt]

Nice pictures, thank you.

 

[RJR123]

Was your flight very busy? I have flown Porter a couple of times to MTL and there are very few people on the flight, less than 20. I don't see how they can survive with these low load factors.

 

[wyliepoon]

So what was in that lunch box?

 

[nstuch]

great pics

interesting that Stella in Canada is marketed as a premium beer, but in England is thought of as a cheap lager associated with soccer hooligans

 

[ganjavih]

Was your flight very busy?

No, much less than half full... very worrisome. On the other hand, according to a Porter employee I was speaking with, sales have slowly been creeping up in the last weeks and the plane arriving from Montreal that day was full. Incidentally, Porter is having a promotion: $59 flights all summer if you book by March 25. I can email the promotion code to anyone who's interested.

So what was in that lunch box?

A tasty wrap and a chocolate cookie. Certainly better than a little bag of peanuts.

 

[elook]

I'm heading to Montreal in April for a couple of days. I normally travel VIA to Montreal. $250 taxes included bought return tickets for my wife and I. Porter was $600 ($89 one way...taxes and fees add up fast).

While I might save an hour or two by flying, arrival in Montreal is at Dorval, and I'd need to either take STC or a shuttle to get downtown. VIA leaves from Union Station, arrives right downtown in Montreal so I can walk to the hotel.

Other than maybe a couple of hours of time, I don't see the attraction for anyone but the business traveller with a big expense account.