Air Transat is wanting to be part of the Porter Airlines success story as the pair expand their commercial partnership this week.
Both Canadian carriers are seeking to achieve benefits from each other’s networks and increase revenues.
Without further ado, let’s get into it…
Air Transat & Porter Airlines’ Expanded Deal…
Air Transat (TSC) and Porter Airlines (POE) are entering the first phase of this commercial agreement between the two sides.
Passengers can now use each other’s channels to book direct and connecting flights.
On the TSC side, this will enable connections to Victoria from St. Johns as well as to select U.S cities such as:
- Boston
- Chicago
- Fort Lauderdale
- Las Vegas
- Los Angeles
- New York
- Orlando
- Tampa
- Washington
As well as this, POE passengers can connect with Air Transat from Toronto, Montreal and Quebec City as well as onto European flights offered by TSC.
Focus on the U.S & International Markets…
Commenting on this partnership was Sebastian Ponce, Chief Revenue Officer at Air Transat who emphasised:
“Our alliance is enhancing the travel experience by seamlessly integrating our services across North and Latin America, as well as Europe and North Africa.”
“By leveraging the strengths of our highly complementary networks, we are committed to delivering more choice to Canadians with a high-quality service”.
Adding to this was Edmond Eldebs, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Porter Airlines:
“Porter’s growing presence throughout North America fits perfectly with Air Transat’s international routes”.
“We are able to operate independently, but collaboratively, to give passengers more choices when they are booking their travel, whether for single flights or itineraries requiring connections with both airlines.”
Overall…
In conclusion, this is a big step for Porter Airlines and Air Transat as they seek to take advantage of each other’s successes.
POE will benefit through the European connections that TSC has, with TSC taking advantage of the further U.S connections.
Looking ahead, all eyes will be on how this relationship will bear fruit in the context of a competitive Canadian landscape.
But for now, it will be interesting to see how this will boost revenues for each side.
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