What's Wrong with Flying from Toronto Island Airport?

[DSSPENCE1]

Hey smart one your friends are the ones that decided to move NEXT DOOR TO AN AIRPORT. if its anyone's fault its you and your friends for living beside an airport, so do the world a favour move to the suburbs where there is no airports for miles than you can enjoy your trains and clean air.Have you ever seen YYZ they have jets coming in every 60 seconds. Porter has planes coming in every 5-10 minutes and use Dash 8 Q400 the quietest and most environmentally friendly turboprop on the market.

[111olbap]

Here's what's wrong with flying from Toronto City Center- people who live on the islands. Get over it. They should build a bridge to increase traffic and expand runways to allow larger aircraft as far as I'm concerned as it would be good for the region economically.

[dtilley]

Whats wrong with flying @ Toronto island airport? NOTHING! The airport was in existence long before we were born! Yes, a train is a more environmentally friendly way to go, but reality is that the unions killed VIA a long time ago. Whats better: 80 people driving to/from Pearson for a flight to Ottawa or Montreal, or going via island airport? The air stank long before Porter arrived. If you dont like them, dont fly them! I bet you voted for Miller.. smart move Mr Mayor!!

[dtilley]

Whats wrong with flying @ Toronto island airport? NOTHING! The airport was in existence long before we were born! Yes, a train is a more environmentally friendly way to go, but reality is that the unions killed VIA a long time ago. Whats better: 80 people driving to/from Pearson for a flight to Ottawa or Montreal, or going via island airport? The air stank long before Porter arrived.  If you dont like them, dont fly them! I bet you voted for Miller.. smart move Mr Mayor!!

[sgabriel]

Hi Jerry. Fair point about train vs plane, but it's not rational to assume that your neighbors are getting sick because of the airport. When I look down toward the Lakeshore from farther north and see that brown layer of airscum lying over the city, I am certain that is does not result from the swarm of Bombardier Q400s operating nearby.

[miriley6]

Get over it, the airport has been there for a long time. It won't leave.

[StevenMac19]

buddy...you need to get out more, and get a life...hey maybe if you travelled maybe you wouldnt be sayin this shit

[ACjazzRules]

The airport was there first and the pollution you smell is your stinkin cars. Get over it. If you don't like where you live, go live your boring life somewhere else.

[dupperskeez]

obviously has no real knowledge or understanding on the issue.

[jcise]

haha goodluck fighting for something thats not going to happen. Porter is very convenient, love it

[bstaples]

You don't like where you live, Move! MOVE OFF THE TAX FREE LAND YOU LIVE ON!!!!

[BLK96ZX7R]

Good luck with that.

*rolls eyes,walks out of room*

[ParkerLiberty]

The train is so inefficient. Flying is the best. The q400 (the plane that flies in and out) is one of the most efficient planes ever. The CRJ 1000 (what i think Porter should move to) is even more fuel efficient. It has even been tested against cars, when a car goes with 1 (or 2 people) it is over twice that of this plane, and when you increase the load of both, the gap gets even bigger and bigger, leaving the train WAY out. So, Jerry... what else do you want to rant about, and be wrong

[bsrittenhouse]

well why should it be the airports fault it yours for liveing right by a airport anyway

[totesen]

trains are slow and boring fluying is the best experience that someone can experience!, and landing at downtown is very convenient, so if you want to have more hours in a train, than a plane is boring, PS many peapole fly with conections for example mexico city-toronto-otawa!, or london-toronto-montreal!

[dreric20]

NIMBY -- your neighbours are the ones who decided to move in BESIDE AN AIRPORT you moron. In any case, the noise and pollution from a few turboprops is nothing compared to what the people living around YYZ have to cope with, so get over yourself.

[jerryrant]

Just smell the air buddy! It stinks. Of course your type likes that. Shows you've got power. Any one that thinks an airport in the middle of a residential area is a good idea must have a mental deficiency

[dreric20]

Anyone who thinks that a downtown residential area in a major city will remain a quiet neighbourhood from the fifties forever is an idiot.

[Embraer175190]

Amen brother! Only Porter uses it now, those bastards.

[ParkerLiberty]

Well... Porter may not be liked for you, but for everyone else, we like it. And you Canadians should be proud... that product is amazing, something that i dont see originating from the US market in quite a while.

[totesen]

someone who, does not understand that flying into the middle of a city without any problems, of going to pearson or having to take a cab, is way more retarded... belive me... the airport is not retarded, the old guy who wants to stop an airport is.

[jerryrant]

I'm just trying to be a responsible citizen that cares about his city and waterfront. The airport (TCCA) is a nasty piece of planning. But hey! It's canada we're destroying Alberta by extracting dirty fuel so we can make our US neighbours happy! Toronto-Car crazy and Plane stupid!

[jcise]

@jerryrant Yeah.. do you think Alberta's economy which is bringing in tens of thousands of immigrants for work would be in the same position if we didn't extract "dirty" fuel from the ground? Ps. I wish you the best of luck on closing down the Toronto City Centre Airport.

[ParkerLiberty]

I think you Jerry have a mental deficincy. the point that isnt being made is that if you want everyone to go from Pearson thats a 2 HOUR DRIVE IN A CAR. plus the energy used by lights, etc... the island is a good idea. so what that there is some noise, think about Pearson local residents... they have to deal with 777s and 747s coming in low over. y'all need to calm down because its a few Q400s

[crazyleedude]

Okay, so you are obviously a little bit behind the times sir. Taking the train is the most ineffcient way of getting around. Yes its cheap, but when it takes just as long as driving, whats the point? Also, YYZ is way to congested to operate out of and the price per ticket would sky rocket. The island airport is perfect and meets everyones needs. Also, take a decible reading of porter's aircraft from the shoreline...the jets flying overhead going to yyz make more noise. Stop spewing your BS