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Why does this matter? Well as reporter Brad Tuttle points out, if you're flying into that airport later this year, you won't have to pay the current high airport fee that is automatically added to your plane ticket.
Why does that matter? Well, Porter Airlines currently has to tack on capital improvement fees, which add $12.25 to a ticket, because it flies into Toronto City Centre. Other airlines, which fly into an alternate airport, don't have to charge passengers those fees, giving them an unfair competitive advantage.
Once the fees have been equalized across airports, Toronto City Centre Airport will look especially attractive, given that it is the closest airport to downtown.
To recap from Brad's recent BT story, "Flying Under the Radar," Porter flies 70-seat turboprops to six Canadian cities, Chicago-Midway, and Newark. This year, it may add service between Toronto and Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C.
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This is not good news! The downtown airport is very controversial and many people want it gone because of the pollution and noise it causes to the islands a popular recreation area. The airport takes up a whole island and the noise and traffic are not attractive and spoil the area for others. The owner, Porter used his hefty clout and threat of lawsuits to lobby for his airport. The taxes were intended to discourage te use of this island airport since it converts a recreational area into an industrial area.
Posted By hilde on April 2, 2009, 4:37 PM
OH , GET OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE, ANY TIME THE PUBLIC can be served better and cheaper it's a good thing
Posted By ED on April 2, 2009, 6:24 PM
It is ironic that Porter is lobbying to have this fee removed and complaining about unfair competition. While they are subject to a CAN$12.25 fee for each passenger enplanement at City airport, passengers flying out of Pearson actually pay more - CAN$20 per person - in airport fees.
It is nice to see that the fee will be waived, I guess, but claiming that it is unfair competition when they actually pay less than all the others is rather misleading.
Posted By Wandering Aramean on April 3, 2009, 3:24 PM
I agree with ED.
No-one is interested in what you free-loading treehuggers living on Ward's Island think. Canada needs affordable air travel and Porter provides competition to Air Canada and an alternative to those of us who don't want to be held ransom to bad service and high prices. I'm VERY glad that they're doing well and expanding and I will continue to fly with & support them.
Posted By Richard Da Silva on July 17, 2009, 8:48 AM