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Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Mad Men in the Skies?

My flight from Montreal to Toronto felt like a step back in time. I am new to Porter Airlines, which flies turbo props in and out of Toronto. Walking on the plane, the flight attendants (2 for a small-ish plane!) were wearing throwback uniforms, complete with box-shaped hats. The interior of the plane was new, I got a free beer (a local brand--Steamwhistle--first beer in a can in quite some time) with my lunch, and the service was friendly. I even got a real glass to go with the beer--even though I was not in first class!

To be clear, there was no Don Draper-esque outcome. No interactions with Porter personnel after I got to the hotel.

The airport is small so I got my bag quickly. The airport is on an island about 100 yards from Toronto's shore, so there is a five minute ferry, and then a free shuttle to the center of downtown.

But a very nice start to the APSA, combined with fantastic weather and free internet in the hotel.

3 comments:

  1. Awesome. Am also flying Porter for the first time... you're giving me something to look forward to.

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  2. They actually gave youy lunch! Wow!

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  3. Somehow I was even more amazed by the real glasses than I was by the complimentary wine or beer. Agreed all around-- that was a nice flight!

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