Ukubukezwa Kwezindiza ze-Porter
Ukubuyekezwa kwezindiza ze-Porter: Ingabe Kuyafaneleka Ukuhamba Ngezinyawo?
Lokhu kubuyekezwa kwezindiza ze-Porter kwenzelwe ukuhamba ngezindiza zokuhamba ngezinyawo okwesikhashana *, ocele ukuba ngivivinye isipiliyoni se-Porter ngoNovemba 2011, izinsizakalo ezihloswe ukuvusa ukukhanya kwe-golden age of flying.
Lokhu, naphezu kokukhansela kwemininingwane yokugcina yendiza eyasusa ukusebenza kombuso ezindabeni zami. Ukulibaziseka okuhamba phambili kuholele ekulahlekeni ithuba nomuntu oceliwe kanye nebhuloho elishisayo elinokuxhumana okungase kube khona kwebhizinisi.
Ngokwesigungu esiphezulu somngani wami, ukukhanselwa kuye kwenzeka njalo ngezindiza ezingu-100 ngakho-ke yiziphi izinkinga ukuthi ukuhamba kwami kuqala nePorter kungaqeda ukukhanselwa?
Ifinyelele esitokisini sami ngokuqondile ngesikhatsi ngifunde ukuhamba esikhumulweni sezindiza, ummeleli we-Porter wangibiza ukuthi ngimemezele ukukhansela futhi wangisindisa usizi lokulinda ngokuthola isitifiketi esiqinisekisiwe ekuhambeni kwesikhathi eside. ** Ngagcina ngishiya eyodwa ehleliwe amahora amathathu emva kokubhuka kwami kokuqala. Kodwa nokho nangalolo snafu, nginikezwe ithuba elizayo, ngangizohamba nePorter futhi.
Iyini Indleko?
Ngombono, ihora le-6 kuya kweyisishiyagalombili nesigamu ihora laseMontreal-Toronto elihamba ngezinyawo ekunciphiseni imali encane libiza cishe u-$ 100. Futhi isikhathi esiseduze nesithupha somnotho wesigaba somnotho sihamba ngezikhathi zokuhamba isitimela esihlalweni sobuciko ku-$ 200.
Ngokuqondene ne-Porter's Montreal-Toronto yehora elilodwa, lihluka kakhulu. Akubandakanyi ukudayiswa kwezihlalo, ukuhamba ngezindiza eMontreal-Toronto eBilly Island eBilly Bishop Airport kungabuka ku-$ 175 ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukukhishwa kwesikhashana-akukho-ukukhansela ukuya ku-$ 400 ukuze uthole imali yokuhamba ngokukhululekile noma yokukhansela.
I-Porter inikeza insizakalo yamahhala yokuhamba ngebhayisikili e-Royal York Hotel, okuyizinyathelo ezivela ku-Union Station kanye namanye amahhotela ahamba phambili eToronto, kuhlanganise neLe Germain Maple Leafs Square, lapho ngahlala khona lapho ngihamba.
Ukugibela kungaphezulu kweminye imizuzu eyishumi. Konke, ukufika ku-Billy Bishop kuyisikhumulo sezindiza esilula kakhulu sokuhamba noma ukuhamba kwebhizinisi okubandakanya idolobha laseToronto (ukusondelana koMnyango wezezimali weToronto).
Futhi ulondoloze okungenani u-$ 70 ekolishi, futhi yilokho okuzodinga ukuzithenga ukusuka eToronto Pearson International Airport ukuya edolobheni laseToronto.
Ama-Porter Airlines: Isevisi
Ngaphandle kokuphefumula okungenalutho ngokungena kuzo zonke izikhumulo zezindiza zaseMontreal naseToronto kanye nomzuzwana we-surreal ohlanganisa ithimba lezokuphepha lesikhumulo sezindiza elalijabule kunazo zonke engake ngahlangana nalo, indlela yokufudumala yokuxhumana kwamakhasimende ikhona, kuhlanganise nabalindi bezindiza mnandi futhi unakekele. Ezweni lami elithobekile, ukugxila kulokho okwenza kahle kakhulu yilokho okwenza umehluko phakathi kokuhlangenwe nakho okuhamba kahle nokuhamba kahle.
Ama-Porter Airlines: Ama-Freebies
Endleleni eya eToronto, ngangikhonza iwayini elimnandi kanye nebhokisi lesidlo ngesinkwa esiphundu esincane esincane se-Thai nesinkwa sezithelo. Ngeholide yehora elilodwa.
Ngisendleleni, ngimangala lapho ngifika endaweni yokuvakasha yaseBilly Bishop Airport eToronto Island lapho kunekhofi yamahhala, itiye yamahhala, amanzi angamahhala ase-Icelandic, i-juice yamahhala, iziphuzo eziphuzile zamahhala, ama-alimondi aqoshiwe nama-biscotti mahhala abalindile abalandela iwayini elimnandi kanye nokudla okulula ekuhambeni kwehora elilodwa.
Njengengane encane esitolo samaswidi, umlenze wokubuya waseMontreal-Toronto uhambo olulandelayo awuzange ube mnandi kakhulu.
Ama-Porter Airlines: I-Flight
Ngesikhathi sokuqala ngangihamba ngesikebhe se-turbo eplanethi ngokumelene nejethi ejwayelekile, ngathuthuka ngethuba futhi ngesikhashana lapho ngiqala ukuhamba phansi.
I-plafini ku-Q400 ingu-6'5 kuphela, ayikho i-biggie kwabanye, kodwa izithende zami zosuku zazingenawo ku-5'11 ". Kodwa-ke, ngokushesha nje lapho ngihlezi phansi, ukuphakama kwephayili kwakungabonakali, futhi igumbi lomlenze liyanelisa. Ngokusho kukaPorter, i-Q400 inikeza "umlenze owedlula amanye amasentimitha amabili kuya kwezintathu kunezihlalo ezijwayelekile zezomnotho."
Kwathatha cishe imizuzu emibili yendiza ukuze kusetshenziselwe ukushayisana okulukhuni kakhulu okwakunjengezindiza zesifunda ngaphandle kokuthi, i-Airbus noma i-Boeing. Ekupheleni kwendiza yami yokuqala yehora elilodwa, ngangihleka nabanye abagibeli mayelana nokuthuthumela njengoba sifike, okuyinto ephawulekayo uma usuvele ukhona kuma-jets ajwayelekile.
Naphezu kwezibhamu, angizange ngibone ukugula kwesimo sezindiza kuzo zombili izindiza, ngikwazi ukufunda nokubhala kahle. Empeleni ngaqala ukujabulela ukuthi ungakanani "uzizwa" isibhakabhaka nokuhamba komshayeli.
Ngomlenze wohambo lwami waseToronto Island-Montreal, ngiyeke ukubandakanya noma yikuphi umgwaqo ukuze ngihambe emhlabathini, futhi ngilandelwa ngokushesha ngokuphenduka kwesokunxele ngakwesobunxele ngendiza ehamba ngamagremu angu-60 eceleni kwayo, okuholela ekubukeni okumangalisayo isiqhingi kanye namanzi azungezile esihlalweni sami sokuhlala. Kwakungumzuzu othakazelisayo ongeke uhlangabezane nendiza ebanzi yesifunda, okwanele ukungenza ngicabange ukuthi ubani angazonda kanjani izindiza ezindizeni ezincane.
Mhlawumbe isici esithakazelisayo kunazo zonke sokuhamba ngendiza nePorter singena naseToronto yindawo yesikhumulo sezindiza. Ngokuvamile, izikhumulo zezindiza zihamba ngekhamera elibizayo ngaphandle kwedolobha lendawo. Kodwa i-Billy Bishop Airport yaseToronto Island ngokuyinhloko idolobha elisemakhaya, indawo elula engavamile ukuba ihambisane nabahambi.
Noma yimaphi ama-Catches?
Ngaphandle kokukhathazeka ezungeze umthelela wezemvelo wezokuhamba kwezindiza, yiziphi izindiza ze-turboprop ezikhuluma ngokusebenzisa ingxenye encane ye-jet yesifunda, ngezinye izikhathi ezingaphansi, ngokuya ngendiza, ukukhishwa kwezindiza okungenzeka ukuthi kuzoba ukudoba, njenganoma yikuphi ukundiza kwezindiza.
Into eyodwa okufanele ucatshangelwe uma kwenzeka ku-Porter ukuthi ngabe ukukhansela ku-Billy Bishop sezindiza, okuyinto engxenyeni yokuhamba okusheshayo ezulwini uma konke kuhamba phambili: iziphuzo zamahhala, ukudla okulula, i-WiFi ne-lounge design ziyajabulisa. Kodwa-ke, uma indiza ikhanseliwe futhi enye inamathele eceleni kweBilly Bishop yaseToronto isikhathi esingenasiphelo, ayikho indawo yokudlela, izitolo ezivamile, noma umagazini ozosiza ukubhekana nesimo sezulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi eside.
Ngomunye uthatha isipiliyoni se-Porter Airlines, uvakashele umlingani wami ongumlingani wephrofayli yasePorter Airlines kaJean McLean.
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** Ngenxa yemikhakha yokuhamba kwami nokuntuleka kokungaziwa, kunzima ukuhlola ukuthi indlela uPorter ayiphathe ngayo ngobuciko ukukhansela kwami ukushayela kubonisa ukuthi amakhasimende aphathwa kanjani ngokujwayelekile.