sjc
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Would Porter need two lounges in those locations? Or would US bound travellers from those locations simply not get lounge access and services.
Does Air Canada have lounges in both the US and domestic areas in Halifax and Montreal (and/or Ottawa)?
I would expect that Porter lounges on the US side would wait until there are flights to multiple US destinations, or significant traffic to one.
Just wait for the day we see Porter lounges in Boston, Newark and at Reagan!
I wonder if there are lounges in those airports that could be accessed through some sort of deal with one of the US airlines (especially if some sort of code-share arrangement ends up happening).
While we are replicating Toronto amenities at other airports, a "Porter Shuttle" to downtown would be a really nice addition in Montreal. It might be expensive, but combined with the Porter Shuttle in Toronto, you would be looking at close to $100 in cabs saved downtown to downtown vs. Air Canada through Pearson (one way) which could allow them to keep their fares up.
EDIT: One way to use limited space effectively would be for a lounge to actually block off one or more gates, putting those gates inside the lounge. The waiting areas for those gates could be incorporated into the lounge space. For example, in Ottawa, it would be interesting to extend the Porter lounge at both ends to put gates 18 and 20 inside the lounge so that you would not need to leave the lounge to go to the gate.
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