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Originally Posted by sailor734
Flair's survival is of little interest to me. They don't offer routes I normally fly and a service just to Toronto is of little value to me.
Plus I like a deal as much as the next guy but their barebones/no service model isn't really up my alley. Bring on Porter!
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They have a flight to Orlando too, which is really good value.
It would be quite a tremendous loss for YSJ if Flair folded.
You can hop on a Flair flight to Toronto for well under $200 with checked luggage and a carry on, and they even have tickets for as cheap as $50 with no checked baggage or carry on. Not sure what type of services you’d require on a one hour flight to Toronto
, but it’s absolutely a tremendous value. And while I never suggest anyone book same day separate bookings— it is an option for the not so risk averse.
There’s something to be said for loyalty isn’t there? Flair stuck with YSJ, while Porter pulled out quite quickly. I’m all for Porter to come back, since more competition in the marketplace is always a good thing, but I wouldn’t hold your breath waiting for that to happen. Porter isn’t exactly known for being a full service airline either, it’s not that different than Flair, really. They’d likely only offer flights to Toronto and Ottawa like last time, and maybe Boston..
Porter’s service to Boston from Fredericton, btw, is a more than 7 hour journey which connects through Toronto, pretty much defeating the purpose of “flying to Boston”, considering that it’s literally quicker to drive to Boston at that point, from either Fredericton or Saint John. I’d rather drive down to Maine and hop on a bus or train to Boston then travel 7 hours via Toronto.
Not sure what routes out of YSJ you’d realistically expect Porter to offer, or what services they offer that make them a fundamentally better experience than Flair, but it sounds like you have some pretty unrealistic expectations for Porter to offer your preferred routes upon their return to YSY.
From a simple perspective of competition and availability, you should hope Flair sticks around.
Personally, I’d vastly prefer Flair to stay afloat and add some direct routes like Montreal or Boston, than see the return of Porter to YSJ with service to Toronto and Ottawa.
If Porter had a flight to Boston that went through YFC and YSJ, instead of Toronto. That would be outstanding!