Porter will not be losing any more weekday flights.
See Sir Landsalot's post he knows what he's talking about.
We have a net loss of one round trip per week. It takes effect on June 20 and the restrictions will go away in the fall.
This actually worked out very well for us. There is a typical lull in business travellers in the summer during the weekday and an increase in leisure travel on the weekends. We've basically just switched capacity to the high demand areas for the summer.
...as for interviews. They will begin next week and continue through to the middle of June at least.We may be hiring a couple of DEC. They will try very hard not to.
I have been very fortunate to have been with the company since the beginning, and I believe the company is very well positioned to survive the long haul.
The airplanes are incredible performers, they burn less than Bombardier advertises, the company overhead is extremely low compared to operators based at YYZ and the airline continues to grow in a very methodical manner.
Porter had attracted the most start up capital of any North American airline except Jet Blue and made a net profit within six months of operation and since then loads have increased and are consistently quite full to all destinations.
On top of this; the managers have a vast amount of aviation experience in Canada. There are very approachable and receptive to suggestions by all employees.
They are finalizing interline travel agreements with 2 scheduled international carriers right now and are working to attract more flight crew through improvements to terms and conditions.
If you are happy returning home to your family most nights, not dealing with time zone changes, working with pleasant, motivated people, and flying to a very nice downtown airport, Porter might be for you