Transport committee  What I can tell you is that we've abided by the guidelines that were set out for us. In addition to that, in many instances we've exceeded those guidelines. We're not finding it to be a bottleneck. I think when there are extenuating circumstances, we're examining those situation

Transport committee  Yes, I do think they are consistent. I think there are always factors that need to be taken into consideration. I think it's reasonable for airlines to provide travel vouchers and to make those vouchers extremely flexible, to make sure they continue to be adapted so the individua

Transport committee  It's a complex question, and I'm not sure I fully understand what the question is. I can tell you that, in our particular instance, particularly as it relates to refunds, we've taken our guidance largely from CTA. At the same time, we've gone above and beyond that guidance in ce

Transport committee  I'm not sure I hit your question.

Transport committee  I didn't get the full translation.

Transport committee  I appreciate the question. Certainly it's something that is under discussion and consideration. I think the normal practice being that when refunds are given, agencies in fact relinquish their associated commissions, it's also very much recognized that those agencies have proba

Transport committee  Well, I think we've always viewed the regional routes in the smaller communities as the ones that really are the most vulnerable in a situation like this, because of the thinner traffic, and we also believe that the communities need and deserve the airlines. The airlines deserve

Transport committee  That's always a concern with any company that is in an extended period of suspension. We have been focusing a lot of attention on our team members, their health and well-being, and their suitability for coming back and resuming service at the appropriate time. That's really of ut

Transport committee  We competed with them prior to the pandemic against fairly significant odds. We made the decision back in March to suspend service, to take care of our team members and to do the best we could to support the health initiatives that were launched to fight the virus. In the meanti

Transport committee  Well, certainly in the initial stages it wasn't going to be a problem, because we were intending to start on June 1, but as it's gone longer, that has become more of a consideration. It's necessary to probably phase flying back in when it does resume, in order to get everyone bac

Transport committee  About 90% of the 1,500 team members are on temporary layoff. The majority of those would be initially on CEWS, and now reverting to either EI or CERB, whichever is most appropriate and applicable to their particular situation. The 10% who are working are being partially compensa

Transport committee  That's a very good question. None of us could have predicted back in March, when things came to a fairly rapid halt, just how long it would take to play out, and none of us could have imagined we'd be sitting here today talking about still not being back to any level of normal a

Transport committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chairman and members of the committee. Thank you for the invitation to speak on behalf of Porter Airlines and our 1,500 team members. I will begin by offering a brief overview of Porter’s business, which started in 2006 from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airpor