Comments on: interview: porter airlines with neal whittington

By: FrancescaV

FrancescaV — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:10:03 +0000

I know Neal work with Reporter airline: I flew in Toronto with Reporte and I loved Neal graphic that I Brought with me in Italy ;-)

By: postcards and coasters

postcards and coasters — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:23:03 +0000

I love the idea of bringing back the old style of flying… it was so glamorous… boy have times changed!

I don’t get the raccoon. Like the uniforms but I think it would be hard to plan hair style’s around a hat.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:23:45 +0000

Wow, this convinces me to try to fly Porter when I go to Halifax this summer. Flying out east on Air Canada is PAINFUL. If anyone read about their whole over Christmas scandal of bumping people off flights to accommodate people from further out west who had had flights canceled due to weather and hoping as many people as possible would cancel or take a train instead of adding extra flights to where people were trying to get… They were trying to get me from Ottawa to Calgary to get a flight from Calgary to Halifax… that stopped over in Ottawa! I’ve certainly had it with Air Canada and I might be willing to deal with the less often flying dates in order to enjoy Porter!

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:45:59 +0000

Porter Airlines is absolutely AMAZING! On a trip to Montreal recently a friend and I decided to try Porter as we had heard nothing but good things. From the moment you step into the terminal you realize it’s going to be a completely different experience. The lounge is chic and relaxing and while looking around we noticed that all the other “Porter supporters” were chic and stylish themselves.

Once you board the plane and sink yourself into one of the extremely comfortable seats you’re greeted by one of the stylish flight attendants….everyone it seems whether they’re working or flying on Porter has this quality! The flight attendants are very attentive and cheerful without being overbearing. That flight was one of the best experiences I’ve had flying ever!

Regarding the adorable Porter raccoon….having his cute little face on the water bottle with diving gear had my friend and I smiling all the way to Montreal.
I always love seeing where the furry creature will pop up next and what he’ll be wearing in the ad campaigns.

I have and will continue to recommend Porter to anyone in the future and will use it for any destination in my travels that they service.

Thanks for this insightful article! I really enjoyed hearing Neal’s behind the scenes process creatively on how the raccoon became the friendliest creature flying in the sky!

By: HN1

HN1 — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:32:44 +0000

Love love love Porter! I, too, couldn’t understand what the hype was about until I flew MontrealToronto. They got something right! Cute in-flight mag, no-fuss, edible snacks and booze, an amazing, centrally-located TO lounge… with free internet (honestly, my flight was delayed and I hardly noticed – I watched YouTube videos the whole time).

By: Lezzy McGuire

Lezzy McGuire — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:17:48 +0000

I’m a little uncomfortable with Tyler’s agency designing the porter stuff and then heaping praise on them in Monocle. That’s a little too much overlap for a magazine that prides itself on editorial integrity.

That said. Porter is AMAZING. I flew from Toronto to Halifax. There was a snowstorm and it looked like we would be snowed in. Even though they didn’t have to (because the delay was weather-related) Porter was going to put everyone up in a hotel and give us cab chits.
It turned out we were able to fly, so I got to enjoy the lounge (free biscotti! free soda!) and excellent service. They are the sole airline using the Toronto City Airport, so it’s amazing.

The trip back from Hali sucked (not their fault, stupid Hali airport).

Porter should be supported by anyone who is sick and tired of airlines either being grossly rude to customers or too expensive (Virgin rings a bell).

By: Shirley

Shirley — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:00:17 +0000

Hey Leah, the place is called Evive (evive.ca). I have been going there for several months for fresh dog food!

By: Tira

Tira — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:28:05 +0000

I adore the raccoon! I like how the logo is the face for the raccoon. It is a nice change from the norm. Great way to create brand recognition! I have noticed a trend towards simplistic and cartoon-ish branding. I like this better than over the top, larger than life ads with high-res photos and rain-drops and glitter. Present & Correct is adorable! I love the (sold out) Air Mail letter set!

By: P&C

P&C — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:23:01 +0000

Hi Leah, I just saw your comment, I emailed you the details of the lady in the photo, she has a nice doggy boutique in Montreal. The magazine did a story on a weekend in the city.
Cheerio!
Neal
p.s thank you for all of the other kind comments :-)

By: grace

grace — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:25:34 +0000

leah

i’m afraid i can’t read it either, so sorry, it came sized to fit the blog so i can’t blow it up.

grace