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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
It is too bad. I wonder if it's due to the size of the aircraft they're using? I've flown into Billy Bishop before and it's awesome. You're right downtown. Less than a 20 minute walk to Rogers Centre (or 5 minute drive).
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Over the years Porter was in a battle to get jet service approved to YTZ, back when they were going to order the Bombardier C-Series (now the Airbus 220). I haven't looked into if the E-195's could operate out of there runway length wise. It would have been a big score if they had gotten permission to operate from out of there with the jets.
Some info from wiki:
"In April 2013, Porter announced a conditional purchase of 12 Airbus A220-100 passenger jets, with an option to purchase 18 more. Porter president Robert Deluce announced that
the airline would seek an extension of the main runway by 336 m (1,102 ft), 168 m (551 ft) at either end,[107] to accommodate the longer landing and takeoff requirements of the aircraft. The airline would also seek an exemption for the CS100 aircraft from the jet ban at the airport imposed in the 1983 Tripartite Agreement of the airport.[/quote]
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