Porter Airlines considering OW membership

[SYD]

Saw this posted over on FT.

Porter Airlines Confirms It’s Considering Joining oneworld — 'We’d Be The Obvious Choice In Canada' - View from the Wing

Porter Airlines says it’s actively evaluating a possible move into the oneworld alliance, with President Kevin Jackson acknowledging that Porter would be the “obvious answer” for a Canadian member. The carrier has already built partnerships with American, Alaska, Qatar Airways, and British...

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Can’t say I’ve flown Porter or know much about them but a Canadian OW partner is long overdue after AC gobbled up Canadian.

 

[RooFlyer]

I'm surprised at the extent of their network, but non-existent connectivity between the big western cities. Dash-8 and E195s.

 

[elanshin]

Saw this posted over on FT.

Porter Airlines Confirms It’s Considering Joining oneworld — 'We’d Be The Obvious Choice In Canada' - View from the Wing

Porter Airlines says it’s actively evaluating a possible move into the oneworld alliance, with President Kevin Jackson acknowledging that Porter would be the “obvious answer” for a Canadian member. The carrier has already built partnerships with American, Alaska, Qatar Airways, and British...

viewfromthewing.com

Can’t say I’ve flown Porter or know much about them but a Canadian OW partner is long overdue after AC gobbled up Canadian.

I think I considered it from NYC to Toronto. They were priced like LCC model however did use YTZ instead of YYZ.

I'd be surprised if Porter became part of OW in its current form. It'd be like saying Rex (pre administration) was considering joining Skyteam. As much as Canada needs more players, theres no way OW would take Porter in the current form.

Their market is very much like ours 1 Dominent legacy Carriers (AC vs QF) and 1 Value (VA vs WS) and the rest.

 

[dajop]

I think I considered it from NYC to Toronto. They were priced like LCC model however did use YTZ instead of YYZ.

Didn’t see too much different in their offer to most North American legacy carriers. Although Basic economy didn’t come with regular carry on (same as United). And they do offer in flight beverage and snacks - so that’s not LCC. Thought they were more of a niche carrier than an LCC, perhaps too small for one world than a problematic business/pricing model.

Also IIRC they do already codeshare with AA on some routes.