Porter Just Announced Partnership with JetBlue
From the Porter Airlines Facebook page:
JetBlue & Porter are partnering to give you more! Now fly to sunny Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Las Vegas and Los Angeles from downtown Toronto with Porter & JetBlue. The only catch is.... You'd need to connect in Boston. Porter only flies the Dash 8-Q400 so they can't get to any of those destinations themselves. The other thing is that Porter uses Toronto City Airport (Billy Bishop) (YTZ) which currently has a restriction on jet aircraft. Porter is essentially Canada's version of JetBlue with an all-coach cabin with 34 inches of pitch standard for all seats. The only downside is no IFE. As with all other JetBlue partnerships, through-ticketing and baggage interlining is expected to be the extent of the relationship with no reciprocal points earning/redeeming benefits. |
So you can't connect via EWR to FLL, RSW, MCO, SJU, STI, TPA or WBP?
I really like YTZ airport. Easy to get to, comfortable and quick immigration. (no preclearence but does have Nexus). |
This is great news! No more being stuck with AC Rouge or WJ as the only options to these destinations, especially Orlando.
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On the bright side, it looks like the majority of Porter flights arrive into BOS early, so that customs in Terminal E isn't a mess with all of the European flights arriving around the same time.
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They mention YTZ-BOS-GCM as a future connection on anothera.
Porter is going to need a 5:30am or 6am weekend departure for that weekly BOS-GCM flight which departs at 9. In the morning the two Dominican red-eyes arrive in BOS around 7:10 ish as well so you could have 370 people arriving in the customs before 7:30 and you could have a fair amount of non-residents at that time. I don't know how many CBP stations are open for non-residents at that time. No mention of EWR connections in the article below but it has the timeline for when certain routes will be available. http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1424...line-agreement |
I've been driving to BOS to fly to YYZ a few times a year. This is good news for me; although I could've flown BOS to YTZ on Porter, I wouldn't have had much use for the points. I can get MileagePlus points on Air Canada, but I'd rather earn them on B6.
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Originally Posted by Dodge DeBoulet
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I've been driving to BOS to fly to YYZ a few times a year. This is good news for me; although I could've flown BOS to YTZ on Porter, I wouldn't have had much use for the points. I can get MileagePlus points on Air Canada, but I'd rather earn them on B6.
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Originally Posted by sbm12
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This is an interline agreement, not FF reciprocity.
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Originally Posted by sbm12
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This is an interline agreement, not FF reciprocity.
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It's going to be a bit of a hassle connecting in BOS. If coming from YTZ, you'll need to clear immigration in terminal E and then use a bus to get over to terminal C; I wouldn't want less than 90 minutes for the connection. I assume they'll have a way to check your bag at BOS on to the B6 flight after you get it at customs so you won't have to take your bag to the B6 counter in terminal C.
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Originally Posted by LoganFlyer
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It's going to be a bit of a hassle connecting in BOS. If coming from YTZ, you'll need to clear immigration in terminal E and then use a bus to get over to terminal C; I wouldn't want less than 90 minutes for the connection. I assume they'll have a way to check your bag at BOS on to the B6 flight after you get it at customs so you won't have to take your bag to the B6 counter in terminal C.
Watch the set of international arrivals videos here: http://massport.airportwayfinder.com/ |
Speaking of baggage I wonder how that will be handled. B6 has 1 free bag with all tickets and Porter does not.
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Originally Posted by LoganFlyer
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It's going to be a bit of a hassle connecting in BOS. If coming from YTZ, you'll need to clear immigration in terminal E and then use a bus to get over to terminal C; I wouldn't want less than 90 minutes for the connection. I assume they'll have a way to check your bag at BOS on to the B6 flight after you get it at customs so you won't have to take your bag to the B6 counter in terminal C.
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Originally Posted by octr202
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For most travelers, the walking connection between C & E is pretty easy. I measured it in Google Maps, it's about 1400-1500 feet from the middle of Terminal E outside customs to the middle of Terminal C ticketing area. It's all inside except for one outside connection between the two buildings (which basically just crosses a small driveway). It's probably shorter than the walk up/down concourses at many major airports.
I've made this walk hundreds of times, much better than waiting for the bus to come and take you around the perimeter to C. |
Jet Blue could not book Porter/Jet Blue combined ticket
My niece called Jet Blue agent from Grenada - trying to book this one way combined Porter/Jet Blue flights I found on google flights (Canada). I wonder what is the reason that the agent could not book this itinerary (see below)?
Link: https://www.google.ca/flights/#searc...9;a=B6,PD;eo=e Flights Flights Explore map Tracked prices Currency · CAD Language · English (Canada) Help Feedback 1 adult Economy Round tripOne wayMulti-city YOW Ottawa Where from? GND Grenada Where to? Sat, September 16 Add return date One way flight Sat, Sep 16 10:25 AM – 11:27 AM Ottawa (YOW) – Toronto (YTZ) Porter Airlines 216 · Economy Class · De Havilland-Bombardier Dash-8 Above average legroom (81 cm) Propeller plane 1h 02m No Wi-Fi No in-seat power Layover in Toronto YTZ2h 18m 1:45 PM – 3:20 PM Toronto (YTZ) – Boston (BOS) Porter Airlines 943 · Economy Class · De Havilland-Bombardier Dash-8 Above average legroom (81 cm) Propeller plane Often delayed by 30+ min 1h 35m No Wi-Fi No in-seat power Layover in Boston BOS Overnight14h 10m 5:30 AM+1 – 6:42 AM+1 Boston (BOS) – New York City (JFK) JetBlue 917 · Economy Class · Embraer RJ-190 Above average legroom (81 cm) 1h 12m Wi-Fi Live TV No in-seat power Layover in New York City JFK1h 58m 8:40 AM+1 – 1:42 PM+1 New York City (JFK) – Grenada (GND) JetBlue 949 · Economy Class · Airbus A320 Above average legroom (86 cm) Often delayed by 30+ min 5h 02m Live TV No Wi-Fi No in-seat power Ads Book, track or share this flight Total incl taxes & fees for 1 adult · Additional bag fees may apply. 23% fare increase likely in less than 1h · Learn more $666 US$548 Call JetBlue to book: +1‑800‑538‑2583 TTY number: +1‑800‑336‑5530 Airlines may charge an additional fee for booking by phone. $597 Book with a travel agent Travel agents may charge an additional fee for booking. Track price Track price Save this trip to track price changes and receive price alerts and travel tips by email. Learn more Send to yourselfShare Share this itinerary Ottawa Grenada $587 Puerto Ordaz and San Felix Aruba $615 Georgetown, Guyana Port of Spain $576 Maracaibo Antigua $1,346 San Juan, Puerto Rico $517 ©2017 Google - Terms of UseExplore destinations Explore the world Flights to AfricaFlights to AsiaFlights to AustraliaFlights to EuropeFlights to North AmericaFlights to South America Top destinations from Ottawa Flights to VancouverFlights to Orlando, FloridaFlights to CalgaryFlights to BostonFlights to ChicagoFlights to EdmontonFlights to MontrealFlights to PhoenixFlights to CharlottetownFlights to VictoriaFlights to SydneyFlights to Saskatoon Follow us |
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