WASHINGTON, April 5, 2016
/CNW/ -- Porter Airlines continues to enhance its strong
corporate travel base by becoming a UATP Merchant.
"The corporate travel market is thriving within our network of
routes," said Michael Deluce,
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Porter Airlines. "UATP is a payment option that
makes the travel experience easier and more efficient for many of
our corporate travelers."
Porter is headquartered in Toronto and flies to 23 destinations in
Canada and the U.S. Its main base
at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is well-known among business
travelers for being conveniently located minutes from downtown and
popular amenities such as lounge access for all passengers.
Recognized as North America's Best
Regional Airline at the 2015 World Airline Awards, Porter is also
the only airline in the Americas to be voted one of the Best
International Airlines according to Condé Nast Traveler's 2015
Readers' Choice Awards.
"By becoming a UATP Merchant Porter Airlines is providing its
strong base of corporate travelers with greater payment
flexibility," said Ralph Kaiser,
President and CEO, UATP. "Porter is already a corporate travel
favorite and we look forward to helping it grow this passenger
segment."
For more information, visit UATP.com or www.flyporter.com
About UATP
UATP is a global payment solution owned and operated by the
world's airlines and accepted by thousands of merchants for air,
rail and travel agency payments. UATP connects airlines to
Alternative Forms of Payment which can expand reach and generate
incremental sales globally. UATP offers easy-to-use data tools,
DataStream℠ and DataMine℠, which provide comprehensive account
details to Issuers and Corporate Subscribers for accurate travel
management.
Accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel
worldwide by airlines, travel agencies and Amtrak®; UATP accounts
are issued by: Aeromexico; Air New Zealand (ANZFF.PK); Air Niugini;
American Airlines (NASDAQ: AAL); Austrian Airlines; China Eastern
Airlines (NYSE: CEA); Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL); EL AL Israel
Airlines; Etihad Airways; Frontier Airlines; GOL Linhas aereas
inteligentes S.A. (NYSE: GOL and Bovespa: GOLL4); Hahn Air; Heli
Air Monaco; Japan Airlines (9201:JP); Lufthansa German Airlines;
Malaysia Airlines; Qantas Airways (QUBSF.PK); Qatar Airways;
Shandong Airlines; United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) and WestJet.
About Porter Airlines
Porter Airlines has revolutionized short-haul flying with a warm
and effortless approach to hospitality, restoring glamour and
refinement to air travel. Porter is an Official 4 Star Airline® in
the World Airline Star Rating® and also rated as Best Regional
Airline in North America by
Skytrax.
The airline currently offers flights to Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec
City, Moncton, Halifax, St.
John's, Thunder Bay,
Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Timmins, North
Bay, Windsor, New York
(Newark), Chicago (Midway), Boston, Washington (Dulles), Pittsburgh and has seasonal flights to Mt.
Tremblant, Que., Myrtle Beach,
S.C., Burlington, Vt., and
Orlando-Melbourne, Fla. Vacation packages are
available from Porter Escapes at www.porterescapes.com.
Contact:
UATP Corporate Communications
Wendy Ward, wward@uatp.com
+1 202 774 5017
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