Talk:Porter Airlines

Toronto/Winnipeg on a Q400???
Can anyone provide information on whether Porter confirms they're looking to fly to Winnipeg? That doesn't make much sense. The Q400 speed/runway disadvantage disappears over 500 miles, and Winnipeg is 950 miles from TO. Even if they were looking to just go to Winnipeg from Thunder Bay, is there enough business? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Greg Salter (talk • contribs).

Regional Airline of Canada or Ontario
The last edit changed Porter from being a regional airline of Canada to being a Regional Airline of Ontario. I think we should use the "Canada" group or add Porter to the regional group for "Quebec" and "Nova Scotia". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by M@sk (talk • contribs).

I made the change because Porter is based in Ontario, as I based it on other regional airlines' categories. It isn't (yet) national like the other carriers. Interestingly, Jazz is a "regional airline" that operates nationally. Greg Salter 03:57, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:PorterAirlinesLogo.JPG
Image:PorterAirlinesLogo.JPG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images uploaded after 4 May, 2006, and lacking such an explanation will be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 19:41, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Merge proposal
The list of Porter Airlines destinations is not long. It is better served by merging into the main article. It is a simple content fork and does not need a separate article. Alaney2k (talk) 14:36, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Categories
I am uncertain how the regional airline categories are setup. Should Porter not be in Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland? They do have some routes they fly that start and end at cities outside of Ontario. --M@sk (talk) 22:53, 30 January 2010 (UTC)


 * The category would be on where they are based, not where they fly to and from. Canterbury Tail   talk  00:29, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Destinations edit war
The edit warring about Porter's destinations -- part of this article or an article on their own -- is tiresome and must stop, now. No one should change that part of the article. If you do, you face a block for disruption. Bring your discussion here if the AfD doesn't solve things. -- Flyguy649 talk 21:51, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I refer you to 3rr. -- Flyguy649 talk 22:01, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * There is an AfD in place at the moment. Until that is resolved nothing should be changing. Canterbury Tail   talk  22:03, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * Yes, exactly. I haven't protected the article as I'm sure people can refrain from editing that section for a few days. -- Flyguy649 talk 22:09, 5 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm trying to state that there is no need for duplicate information when there is a page, as I stated, we keep the destinations on the destination page until a decision is made. Zaps93 (talk) 22:28, 5 February 2010 (UTC)

Assume Good Faith please. I put the destinations table into the article so we could evaluate both alternatives. !!! ʘ alaney2k  •   talk ʘ 15:56, 6 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry if you felt I was being abusive, but in these situations we don't duplicate any information until the decision is made on the 10th February 2010. Zaps93 (talk) 16:07, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

No big deal. You just over-reacted a bit. As edit wars go, this is not much of one. I've not seen any abusive language or anything. I don't know of any precedent why we have to leave the section like that. Of course, we can just see previous revisions to compare. ʘ alaney2k  •   talk ʘ 16:18, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Seat configuration
I've noticed that there has been a back and forth on the seating configuration. Can we not agree on "single-class". The Porter planes are 72 seat configurations to be lighter. Lighter means shorter runways, which is necessary for the island airport. ʘ alaney2k  ʘ ( talk ) 15:43, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Porter is 70 seats. Just wanted to add that! :) user:POE-YTZ 02:18, 26 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm under impression that the routes that Porter serves do not necessarily call for more seats, and, to a degree, they positioned themselves as a "premium" airline (which is understandable if you claim to fly directly from Downtown Toronto). Plus, I think Q400 is perfectly capable of carrying more passengers, and, courtesy of turboprops, Porter is very, very profitable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.239.66.165 (talk) 22:07, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

Air Canada Jazz eviction
I am very much under impression that nobody was actually flying from YTZ in 2003-2006, not as far as I remember it.

Can we double check whether Air Canada Jazz was actually using the airport or was a property rights hog, because, as far as I remember, Toronto Port Authority actually quite welcomed Porter since they badly needed additional revenue? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.239.66.165 (talk) 22:04, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 1 one external link on Porter Airlines. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20090906021650/http://www.cbc.ca:80/canada/toronto/story/2009/09/04/island-airport.html to http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2009/09/04/island-airport.html

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true to let others know.

Cheers.—cyberbot II  Talk to my owner :Online 18:54, 14 January 2016 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 1 one external link on Porter Airlines. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20110728065639/http://www.cbc.ca/fp/story/2009/10/20/2123574.html to http://www.cbc.ca/fp/story/2009/10/20/2123574.html

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true to let others know.

Cheers.—cyberbot II  Talk to my owner :Online 16:04, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 1 one external link on Porter Airlines. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive http://web.archive.org/web/20090201001535/http://www.theglobeandmail.com:80/servlet/story/LAC.20080912.PORT11/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/ to http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080912.PORT11/TPStory/TPNational/Ontario/

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at ).

Cheers.—cyberbot II  Talk to my owner :Online 21:14, 29 February 2016 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 10 external links on Porter Airlines. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090318192827/http://www.flyporter.com/en/team_investors.aspx to http://www.flyporter.com/en/team_investors.aspx
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120330121541/http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article1539038.html to http://www.ctv.ca/generic/generated/static/business/article1539038.html
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20150924054635/http://www.obj.ca/Other/Archives/2006-02-02/article-2138111/New-regional-airline-to-serve-Ontario,-U.S/1 to http://www.obj.ca/Other/Archives/2006-02-02/article-2138111/New-regional-airline-to-serve-Ontario,-U.S/1
 * Added archive https://www.webcitation.org/6B8zdAHf9?url=http://www.torontoport.com/PortAuthority/REPORTS/Finance_2008_Eng.pdf to http://www.torontoport.com/PortAuthority/REPORTS/Finance_2008_Eng.pdf
 * Corrected formatting/usage for http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2006/10/23/porter-flight.html
 * Added tag to http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/toronto/archive/2009/04/27/269108.aspx
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20151208120529/http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=6e8ffc3b-fed8-44c8-835e-50d5ac96ae59 to http://www.canada.com/story.html?id=6e8ffc3b-fed8-44c8-835e-50d5ac96ae59
 * Added tag to https://www.porterplans.com/New-Routes
 * Added tag to http://www.nojetsto.ca/rob-ford-and-porter-ceo-deluce-a-cozy-relationship/
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000540/http://warrenkinsella.com/2013/04/jets-at-the-island-airport-the-pungent-aroma-of-polling-bullshit/ to http://warrenkinsella.com/2013/04/jets-at-the-island-airport-the-pungent-aroma-of-polling-bullshit/
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090703151133/http://www.flyporter.com/en/press2009.aspx?id=88 to http://www.flyporter.com/en/press2009.aspx?id=88
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090302230430/http://www.flyporter.com/en/in-flight_service.aspx to http://www.flyporter.com/en/in-flight_service.aspx
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090211065159/http://www.flyporter.com/en/press2008.aspx?id=59 to https://www.flyporter.com/en/press2008.aspx?id=59

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 05:35, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

External links modified (January 2018)
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 4 external links on Porter Airlines. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090303103051/http://www.flyporter.com/en/press.aspx to http://www.flyporter.com/en/press.aspx
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20100419091429/http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/04/16/porter-ipo.html?ref=rss to http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2010/04/16/porter-ipo.html?ref=rss&loomia_si=t0:a16:g2:r2:c0.0229872:b32980904
 * Added archive https://www.webcitation.org/6B8zcWQjq?url=http://www.communityair.org/Issues/Airport_Safety/Airport_Safety.html to http://www.communityair.org/Issues/Airport_Safety/Airport_Safety.html
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20150705235036/http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/toronto/story.html?id=56c85e90-e278-4d3f-aad0-f0161c0f93f1 to http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/toronto/story.html?id=56c85e90-e278-4d3f-aad0-f0161c0f93f1

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 13:56, 20 January 2018 (UTC)