Fly Porter… seriously… whenever you can
Recently got home from a nice weekend vaction in Quebec City and had a fantastic time. This was mainly due to the great company, but partially because of how easy it was to get there. We decided to fly instead of drive and we made the best choice by choosing Porter.
Porter’s tagline is “Flying Refinded” and they are right. You actually feel like a VIP when you fly Porter. Here is a brief rundown of our trip.
Our flight left at 12:00pm. We arrived at the Toronto City Centre Airport at 11:10am. Yes that’s right. Only 50 minutes before the flight. We were not panicked or running, we casually rode the escallator up to the second floor, showed our drivers licenences and received our tickets.
Now here comes the most annyoing part… you have to take a ferry across the bay to get to the actualy airport. Yes it kina sucks and is a little annyoing, but for 5 minutes who really cares.
11:25am. We check our bags hassel free and enter security. Instead of pulling a Pearson airport and trying to shove 50 people into two lines while 10 lines remain closed. Porter services 15 people with 4 lines! Security is just as strict and tight as Pearson but took a fraction of the time.
11:30am. We enter the Porter Lounge and I start to cry a little. The couches, the chairs, the floors and walls are all beautifuly designed and scream comfort! They have a bank of iMacs just asking to be used and a free Cafe where you can have pop, juice, coffee, espresso, cookies, biscotti, water, magazines… anything you want. You can also get free wireless internet without a stupid WEP or WPA key. It’s really amazing.
11:45am. Our flight is called for boarding.
11:50am. We enter the very spacious and luxurious plane. It’s a smaller plane equipped with two propeller engines, but don’t let that fool you. These are quality machines and have the most leg room and comfortable seats I have ever sat in.
11:58am. The propellers start spinning and we get ready for takeoff. 2 minutes ahead of schedule.
12:20pm. The flight attendents come around with free food and drinks. The food was great except for the fact that I don’t eat mayo, but, the free Stella more than made up for that.
1:20pm. We land in Quebec City 10 minutes early.
There is nothing like starting a vacation off with a trip like this. If you get the chance Fly Porter.
They fly to Quebec City, Ottawa, Chicago, New York and more … So if you can, do it. You won’t regret it.
PS. Oh did I mention the flight was $100 less than Air Canada?
