Joe Fresh might not be that familiar a name to those living in the nifty fifty, but for those above the border the apparel, accessories, and cosmetics company is pretty well known. A flagship store in New York City just debuted, but you can always check them out—for free—thanks to Porter Airlines.

To celebrate the season, the airline and the brand are teaming up the bring a little fun to travelers at the airport and in the skies. At Joe Fresh stores in Canada there’ll be chances to win different travel-related prizes, and of course Porter Airlines will provide your airfare. Prizes include a weekend in New York City as well as a $500 gift card to one of the Joe Fresh stores. ]]> kjb 2011-12-05T09:00:15-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/3/21/22510/5711

Apparently it’s been an on and off discussion for several years, and now it looks like there’s a development in a different kind of battle for Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. This one has nothing to do with other airlines trying to get access to Porter Airlines favorite little airport, but it has everything to do with how passengers get to the airport.

As of now the only way to get to Toronto’s City Airport is thanks to a ferry ride, but some are eager for a more convenient way. There had been talk of a tunnel or bridge in the past, but now it looks like the debate is heating up once again in favor of building a pedestrian tunnel. It’s far from a done deal as of now—mainly because it’s going to cost around 50 million Loonies—but some just can’t wait to stroll to the airport. ]]> kjb 2011-03-22T12:01:45-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/3/7/83313/93209

We’ve been following the ongoing battle at Billy Bishop Airport, and it now looks like Air Canada will finally be landing at Toronto-City. Just to recap, the airline has been trying to bring back its turboprop service to the smaller—yet super convenient—airport right outside the comings and goings of downtown Toronto after stopping service in 2006.

For quite some time, Porter Airlines has been the exclusive commercial airline with access to Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, and thanks to the lack of a true competitor, they’ve done pretty well with their service to Canada and the United States. ]]> kjb 2011-03-07T13:31:38-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/2/9/91249/78142

Everything continues to go well for little Porter Airlines, as some of their most recent news confirms they’ve got more butts in the seats than they did a year ago. There hasn’t really been too much talk about new destinations or new flights, but it seems that those routes to New York and Myrtle Beach have been doing pretty well.

The thing that might be helping them out the most is that they’re still not facing any real competition at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport. Not too long ago, we suggested that Air Canada might be bringing some smaller planes into the airport as well—clearly eager to cash in on Porter’s market—but it looks like that idea is delayed yet again. ]]> kjb 2011-02-09T09:18:20-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/10/12/8592/0548

We knew that Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport has been the happening airport in Toronto for quite some time, and especially since Porter Airlines is proving to the world how successful the little airport can be. Air Canada has been trying to gain access to the airport, and now it looks like we have a date for when there will finally be a little competition at the airport.

Most of the paperwork has been filled out and signed, and it looks like Air Canada—through the help from one of their regional airline buddies—will be heading to and from the airport beginning in February. Their initial flight schedule will be limited to just Montreal, but with 15 nonstop options throughout the day, there’s plenty of availability. ]]> kjb 2010-10-12T10:35:02-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/6/30/82629/9675

We had a feeling that little Porter Airlines was going to have to battle it out with the big boys sooner rather than later. It looks like that time is now, as Air Canada Jazz and Continental Airlines have been given initial approval to do their thing in and out of Billy Bishop Toronto City Center Airport.

The airport authority hired some consultants to figure everything out, and they think 44 spots should go to Porter, 30 of them to Air Canada, and just 16 slots to Continental. Porter hasn’t had any competition at the airport yet, but Air Canada was obviously a little jealous of their success. There’s going to be a full review by judges and other important legal people this July, and hopefully we’ll officially find out who gets what. ]]> kjb 2010-06-30T08:38:04-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2010/5/20/22847/4067

If you ever thought that it wasn't possible for the Queen of England to hop onboard a low-cost carrier for a quickie flight, then your world is about to be turned upside-down. That's right; her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, is scheduled to grab a flight on Porter Airlines, to make the jump between Toronto and Waterloo during a 9-day trip to Canada coming up in early July.

This decision by the Queen's people to take a smaller prop plane from Porter is controversial in that it validates Porter and their flying out of Toronto City Airport (YTZ), even though Toronto's mayor and downtown residents positively abhor the airport. Now, it'll obviously be a charter flight because Porter doesn't fly the short distance between Waterloo and Toronto (there's VIARail Canada for that), but if you want to take a similar Porter scheduled route between Toronto and Ottawa in July, one-ways start at $109 CAD. ]]> JetSetCD 2010-05-21T09:00:40-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/