A joint venture between eastern Canadian carriers Air Transat and Porter Airlines began in earnest on 5 June, kicking off the first phase of the airlines’ commercial collaboration.
The carriers have officially begun coordinating flight schedules and routes, allowing air travellers to use either company’s platform to book direct and connecting flights with the other.
Joint venture between Air Transat and Porter Airlines lifts off
Joint venture between Air Transat and Porter Airlines lifts off
https://www.flightglobal.com/networks/j ... 51.article
Re: Joint venture between Air Transat and Porter Airlines lifts off
This will certainly be a benefit to GLA, turning TS into a hub operation at YYZ. Porter are certainly being expansionist, with their new E295s opening cross-border options.
Re: Joint venture between Air Transat and Porter Airlines lifts off
Must have been a nightmare. No more cheese before bed m’lad.
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Re: Joint venture between Air Transat and Porter Airlines lifts off
Re: Joint venture between Air Transat and Porter Airlines lifts off
I’m too long in the tooth to think the Canadian market will survive three major carriers: AC, WS and TS/Porter.
In the past there was Wardair which merged with Canadian subsequently subsumed into Air Canada; the common thread to the demise was the pursuit of major, competitive scheduled markets. It undid Canada 3000 with its entry into Australia, Westjet is planning more routes into Asia and Porter has too many aircraft in a highly competitive market place. Calgary has a much lower catchment than Vancouver so despite code share with Skyteam I really don’t see a long term future- more so having ditched Toronto and Halifax operations only to restart them once again. Whilst Ac may currently be making losses it does have a critical mass plus add in Star Alliance with United code sharing and operating many flights the competition will also incur losses.
I know I sound doom, gloom and disaster but history has proven the Canadian market with its large land mass but low population has been the graveyard of many a good company.
In the past there was Wardair which merged with Canadian subsequently subsumed into Air Canada; the common thread to the demise was the pursuit of major, competitive scheduled markets. It undid Canada 3000 with its entry into Australia, Westjet is planning more routes into Asia and Porter has too many aircraft in a highly competitive market place. Calgary has a much lower catchment than Vancouver so despite code share with Skyteam I really don’t see a long term future- more so having ditched Toronto and Halifax operations only to restart them once again. Whilst Ac may currently be making losses it does have a critical mass plus add in Star Alliance with United code sharing and operating many flights the competition will also incur losses.
I know I sound doom, gloom and disaster but history has proven the Canadian market with its large land mass but low population has been the graveyard of many a good company.