{"id":1302,"date":"2006-10-31T14:52:36","date_gmt":"2006-10-31T18:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2006-10-31T14:52:37","modified_gmt":"2006-10-31T18:52:37","slug":"island-airport-announces-expanded-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/10\/31\/island-airport-announces-expanded-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Island airport announces expanded service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/gfx\/Toronto\/photos\/island-airport.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Yesterday <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flyporter.com\/\">Porter Airlines<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/en\/releases\/archive\/October2006\/30\/c5768.html\">announced<\/a> that as of Dec. 11 its service will expand to include Montreal. The expansion takes place despite the efforts of local politicians and community groups to stop operations from the controversial airport. A one-way trip to Montreal will set passengers back $119, which is $20 more expensive than an Air Canada flight from Pearson on the same day.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">A piece on the CBC evening news mentioned another problem associated with the airport: worsened vehicular congestion from Porter&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flyporter.com\/en\/gettinghere.aspx\">shuttle bus<\/a>. Interviewees expressed concern that the bus, which runs every 10 minutes, worsens traffic in the already congested downtown core and is a danger to the children attending nearby schools and community centres.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><em>Image from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/\">CBC<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday Porter Airlines announced that as of Dec. 11 its service will expand to include Montreal. The expansion takes place despite the efforts of local politicians and community groups to stop operations from the controversial airport. 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