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I thought it would have been easy - flying into Ottawa last Monday, and then out again on Wednesday. It wasn’t until the landing at Toronto was aborted at the last minute (the flight before me had hit a bird on the runway), that I realized it was likely easier to drive to Ottawa than fly every week.

It’s going to be almost 4 hours either way - flying or driving, which is a bit of a pain in the butt. But at least having a car takes away the airport hurry up and wait feeling. Plus - I could be on conference calls for the whole drive ;-)


When the landing was aborted at the last minute, a wave of resignation washed over me - I was convinced that the next stop was going to be right into the CN tower. How’s that for optimism? ;-)


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Comments

[John Ross]

YYZ is awful for short flights... because of the security theater that's inflicted on us. I know you live out in the boonies, but it might be worth a drive to the Island. Porter Airlines has regular flights to Ottawa, and since it's a much smaller airport, the security is more sane.

Chatting away on your cellphone while driving is never a good idea.