Porter monopoly kaput!
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Porter monopoly kaput!
Air Canada and Continental Airlines have been given initial approval to operate out of Billy Bishop Toronto City Centre Airport on Toronto Island.
The Toronto Port Authority says that a consulting firm it hired to evaluate landing slots at the airport has allocated 44 slots to Porter Airlines, 30 to Air Canada and 16 to Continental.
Until now, Porter has been the only commercial airline operating out of the airport, but Air Canada has asked for a judicial review on how slots are awarded at the island airport. It’s due to be heard in July.
Air Canada wants its Jazz affiliate to offer flights from the island.
For its part, Porter says it deserves more slots than it is being offered under the new arrangement.
“Historic usage rights give Porter access to 112 daily slots,” Porter spokesman Brad Cicero said in an e-mail.
Port authority president Geoff Wilson said the goal is to “providing the travelling public with more carrier options than in the modern history of this airport.”
Air Canada and Continental would both have to negotiate formal operating agreements before they could use the airport.
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The Toronto Port Authority says that a consulting firm it hired to evaluate landing slots at the airport has allocated 44 slots to Porter Airlines, 30 to Air Canada and 16 to Continental.
Until now, Porter has been the only commercial airline operating out of the airport, but Air Canada has asked for a judicial review on how slots are awarded at the island airport. It’s due to be heard in July.
Air Canada wants its Jazz affiliate to offer flights from the island.
For its part, Porter says it deserves more slots than it is being offered under the new arrangement.
“Historic usage rights give Porter access to 112 daily slots,” Porter spokesman Brad Cicero said in an e-mail.
Port authority president Geoff Wilson said the goal is to “providing the travelling public with more carrier options than in the modern history of this airport.”
Air Canada and Continental would both have to negotiate formal operating agreements before they could use the airport.
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Re: Porter monopoly kaput!
Nothing surprising. They were expected to be given slots at YTZ. Was only a matter of time.
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Until now, Porter has been the only commercial airline operating out of the airport
As I recall, Jazz abandoned Ops at the Island as unworkable ... Maybe 5 years ago. It could have been longer ago, can't recall. Porter makes a go of it, and suddenly Jazz is all ME TOO ME TOO.
Yes it's good that the traveling public have choices. But it is a little disingenuous to spin Porter as the bad guy.
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As I recall correctly (having worked there at the time), Porter Airlines purchased City Centre Aviation Limited which owned the CYTZ Terminal building. Jazz was evicted from the terminal shortly thereafter.Justjohn wrote:As I recall, Jazz abandoned Ops at the Island as unworkable ... Maybe 5 years ago. It could have been longer ago, can't recall. Porter makes a go of it, and suddenly Jazz is all ME TOO ME TOO.
Yes it's good that the traveling public have choices. But it is a little disingenuous to spin Porter as the bad guy.
So, in a way, I would call it the failure of the Toronto City Centre Airport management for failing to adequately provide terminal space to any airlines other than Porter. Why would Porter allow Jazz to keep operating at the Island when it isn't in their best interest? Although Jazz didn't offer much service and the loads were dwindling, the airport hadn't done anything to improve the facilities or attract any other carriers.
I really doubt that Geoff Wilson cares that much, this is a complete 180 to everything they've stated since Day 1 at Porter Airlines.Black Cat wrote:Port authority president Geoff Wilson said the goal is to “providing the travelling public with more carrier options than in the modern history of this airport.”
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What terminal will Jazz and Colgan fly out of ? or will Porter finally become profitable through selling them gate space at YTZ?
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Porter will continue to lose money but Reggco, Porter's parent company, will make money off Jazz and Colgan.
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Porter only owns half the terminal, the Harbour Commission the other half. So Porter, Jazz and Colgan will be sharing the one and only terminal, correct?
How will this affect the Porter IPO??
How will this affect the Porter IPO??
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My take is POE CASM's have to shaved. They have reached critical mass or close. Ancillary revenues are going to be a must. Additional routes extremely costly (marketing). Convince the Lords in Ottawa next month. Welcome the competition. All out battle on product and frequency. See if the customer stays. Try an IPO
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They didn't do an IPO because the airline isn't profitable and nobody would pay what the shares are worth. The parent company will get more revenue from terminal leases, but I would imagine Jazz and Colgan would cut into Porter's already low load factors...
Geez did I say that....? Or just think it....?
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So they're no longer going public because of this?
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They weren't going public before this do to the debt load and losses of the airline. This new development can't make the prospectus for a Porter IPO look much better...2775PSI wrote:So they're no longer going public because of this?
Geez did I say that....? Or just think it....?
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They were delaying their IPO because of the economic conditions on the world markets. Europe was threatening to throw the world back into a recession so they decided like many companies around the world to delay till the world markets are a little more bullish.
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is porter really doing that bad? Did they not just hire a bunch of pilots? I thought they were doing well?
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Not sure what you mean...there was a very public announcement of plans for IPO.iflyforpie wrote:They weren't going public before this do to the debt load and losses of the airline. This new development can't make the prospectus for a Porter IPO look much better...2775PSI wrote:So they're no longer going public because of this?
So they are still planning an IPO, just at the right time?Flybaby wrote:They were delaying their IPO because of the economic conditions on the world markets. Europe was threatening to throw the world back into a recession so they decided like many companies around the world to delay till the world markets are a little more bullish.
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Doesn't Porter also own the ILS? I understand it's private and only they can use it. Plus it's a non-standard approach.
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2775PSI wrote:Not sure what you mean...there was a very public announcement of plans for IPO.iflyforpie wrote:They weren't going public before this do to the debt load and losses of the airline. This new development can't make the prospectus for a Porter IPO look much better...2775PSI wrote:So they're no longer going public because of this?
I meant they suspended their IPO before slots were awarded to Jazz and Continental at YTZ.
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first of all, the slots belong to AC, not Jazz
i predict that RD will sell PD to QK and keep the rest of the operation as he will be able to charge CO and AC high user fees
a PD/QK merger would be DOH for pilots and include some flushing and bumping rights for a period of time
i predict that RD will sell PD to QK and keep the rest of the operation as he will be able to charge CO and AC high user fees
a PD/QK merger would be DOH for pilots and include some flushing and bumping rights for a period of time
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Mattedmattedfred wrote:first of all, the slots belong to AC, not Jazz
i predict that RD will sell PD to QK and keep the rest of the operation as he will be able to charge CO and AC high user fees
a PD/QK merger would be DOH for pilots and include some flushing and bumping rights for a period of time
I think you may be right, for several reasons. Jazz wants Q400s. Porter has them with more on the way that now need to be paid for without the expected capital generation of a successful IPO and besides, it would be a "Deluce Deja Vu" all over again! The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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Could you please expand on what "some flushing and bumping rights" means please? It better not mean what i think it means...mattedfred wrote:first of all, the slots belong to AC, not Jazz
i predict that RD will sell PD to QK and keep the rest of the operation as he will be able to charge CO and AC high user fees
a PD/QK merger would be DOH for pilots and include some flushing and bumping rights for a period of time