Porter Airlines, traditionally focused on eastern Canadian markets and select US cities including New York, Washington, and Chicago, has been rapidly expanding south, into the Caribbean, and now into Central America. On 04DEC, the airline launched its first-ever route to the region, from YYZ to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR).
Now, Porter’s leadership is signaling it may join Oneworld, one of the world's airline alliances.
“We are forming relationships with a lot of Oneworld carriers right now,” Kevin Jackson, President of Porter Airlines, said at the Skift Aviation Forum in Texas last week. “The partners that are available to use are clearly Oneworld. Oneworld does not have a presence in Canada, and Porter would make a very obvious answer to that if we choose to join.”
To Jackson's point, Air Canada is a member of the Star Alliance, which includes United Airlines.
Porter has also struck partnerships with Alaska Airlines and American Airlines, the two US-based Oneworld carriers. These agreements allow Alaska’s Atmos Rewards and American Airlines AAdvantage members to redeem points or miles on certain Porter flights.
That makes Oneworld a natural option if Porter decides to join a global alliance.
