Today Porter becomes the 6th, yes *6th*, airline to offer nonstop flights between Calgary and Toronto.
Not that many years ago the question always being asked was: "Does Canada have the population density to support more than 2 airlines?"
Porter has operated in Eastern Canada for 16 years and are now starting to expand to Western Canada with some of their 50 new Embraer E195-E2 passenger jets.
A few things that differentiate Porter from the rest:
- free beer, wine & snacks in economy
- no middle seats
- free Wifi
Flights are into YYZ (Pearson), not YTZ (Billy Bishop).
Calgary-Toronto in Porter's 'standard' economy is currently priced at $299 CAD with a piece of carry-on, which makes them priced higher than Air Canada & WestJet for travel between February and May (AC & WestJet are currently $245 CAD roundtrip)
Porter's prices are more interesting for July & August travel. At $299 CAD roundtrip Porter is 60% cheaper than Air Canada & WestJet (currently priced at $747 roundtrip).
Dates are wide open with every date available for the same price.
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