Alaska Airlines has entered into a codeshare agreement with Porter Airlines, a Canadian carrier. At first, the agreement will apply to bookings that combine Porter flights from Toronto Pearson to Los Angeles and San Francisco with Alaska flights to 18 destinations across the West. Connections from Canadian airports are expected to be added into the partnership early in 2024, according to Porter.
The agreement also includes a mileage partnership. Alaska Mileage Plan members will now earn frequent flyer miles and elite qualifying miles at 100% of the Alaska rate when booking Porter flights on the Alaska website. The mileage partnership will be extended next year, with both Mileage Plan and VIPorter members able to earn miles no matter where a flight is booked. The partners will also have reciprocal mileage redemption.
Porter is expanding, with plans to grow its fleet from approximately 50 to 79 aircraft by 2025. The airline has been augmenting its fleet of 78-seat Bombardier Q400 propeller planes with 132-seat Embraer E195 E2 aircraft. It has so far taken delivery of 24 E195s and has 51 more on firm order.
With its larger and longer-range jets, Porter has launched seven daily seasonal US routes since November. Those include Ottawa service to Fort Lauderdale and Orlando; and Toronto Pearson to Orlando, Miami, Fort Myers, Tampa and Fort Lauderdale.
Porter’s daily, year-round flights from Toronto to Los Angeles and San Francisco are scheduled to begin Jan. 16 and Jan. 25, respectively. Porter is also scheduled to launch daily Toronto-Las Vegas service on March 5.
