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Porter Airlines will bring jets to Toronto's urban airport if it can get permission


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Porter has built a loyal clientele because of its easy flights from a central location, and there are likely enough influential Toronto business people who rely on them that they'll be able to squash opposition to their new jet plan.

Porter Airlines wants to expand service to cities like Vancouver, Los Angeles and Miami with new Bombardier CSeries 100 jets, but whether the plan can actually get off the ground will require significant political support.

That’s because the existing agreement that governs the Toronto island airport, where Porter’s operations are centred, would need to be amended to permit jets to land there. As well, the runway would need to be extended by 168 metres on either side into the lake, lengthening the runway to more than 5,000 feet.

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