Porter Airlines

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<tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align: center; background-color: #FFFFFF;">Image:Porter.gif</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Hubs</th><td>Toronto City Centre Airport</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Focus cities / secondary hubs</th><td>Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Frequent flyer program</th><td>TBD</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Member lounge</th><td>Porter Airlines Lounge</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Alliance</th><td>None</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2">Parent company</th><td>Porter Aviation Holdings Inc</td></tr>

Porter Airlines
IATA PD	ICAO POE	Callsign Porter Air
Founded		2006
Fleet size		10 (plus 10 options)
Destinations		2
Headquarters		Toronto, Ontario
Key people		President and CEO Robert Deluce, Chair Donald J. Carty
Website: http://www.flyporter.com

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Porter Airlines is a regional passenger carrier that began operating in Canada from Toronto City Centre Airport in October 2006. Porter is a subsidiary of privately held Porter Aviation Holdings Inc. Its investors include EdgeStone Capital Partners, Borealis Infrastructure, GE Asset Management Incorporated and Dancap Private Equity Inc. The airline presents itself as an alternative to flying out of Toronto Pearson International Airport.

1 History
2 Governance
3 Operations
4 External links

[edit] History

Porter Airlines President and CEO Robert Deluce announced February 2, 2006 that a short-haul airline operating out of a newly revitalized Toronto City Centre Airport will begin service in 2006. Passengers will use a ferry to get to the island airport instead of a proposed bridge. On July 31, 2006, the airline announced that the airline's mascot would be a stylized raccoon named "Mr. Porter".[1]

The airline's maiden flight took place on October 23, 2006.[2]

[edit] Governance

The new airline is run by Deluce (President and CEO) and former American Airlines chief executive, Canadian-born Donald J. Carty (Chairman). On February 6, 2006, he was also named the chairman of the new Richard Branson upstart, Virgin America.

[edit] Operations

[edit] Destinations

On June 27, 2006, Porter announced its first scheduled flights would be from Toronto City Centre Airport to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport with 10 weekday round-trip flights from Toronto to Ottawa. Commercial flights started on October 23, 2006. Weekday one-way base fares are comparable to the fares of major competitors for flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Ottawa.[3][4] The airline plans to offer other destinations in the U.S. and Canada, within about a 1000 km (500 nmi) radius of Toronto, including Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in December 2006.[5]

[edit] Fleet

Porter Airlines has ordered 10 70-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprops, with options to purchase an additional 10. The airline has taken delivery of two of these planes so far. Leather-upholstered seats are arranged in a 2-2 configuration, with two to three inches more legroom than standard economy class flights.

[edit] Service

Porter Airlines brands itself as "Flying Refined." The customer experience includes access to the Porter Airlines lounge, complimentary beverages and snacks, as well as free wireless internet access.