How to Book Porter Airlines Using Atmos Rewards Points

Booking Porter Airlines – The Basics

Porter Airlines (and its loyalty program VIPorter) is one of Alaska Airlines’ partnered airlines, despite not being part of the larger Oneworld alliance.

This means that you can use your Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards points to book award flights on Porter Airlines’ network.

The pricing for these award flights uses a « starting at » price structure based on the Atmos Rewards’ « Americas » partner award chart seen below. In this chart, you’ll see redemption costs based on the distance flown for as low as 4,500 Atmos Rewards points.

To get an idea of what kind of redemptions are available through this airline partnership, let’s take a look at how to go about booking a Porter Airlines flight and what sort prices you can expect to see.

How to book Porter Airlines flights with Atmos Rewards points

Booking a Porter Airlines flight with your Atmos Rewards points is super straightforward.

To get started, just log in to your Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards account and navigate to the Book Flight option.

From here, you’ll want to click the « Use points » checkbox, and search as usual by filling in your departure airport, arrival airport, and preferred travel date, and then clicking « Search flights. »

As long as you’ve chosen a route and date that Porter Airlines flies, you’ll see award flight options for this airline. You may also see flights for Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and all of their other partner airlines in your search results.

Now all you have to do is choose your preferred flight (noting the prices in Atmos points + taxes and fees), book, and redeem.

Example Redemptions with Atmos Points

To make sure you get the most from your Atmos Rewards points, let’s look at a few example redemptions to see what type of value to expect.

Example 1 – Great Value

In this first example, we looked up a one-way flight from Montreal (YUL) to Halifax (YHZ) in June.

To book the flight with Porter’s Standard Economy fare, it would cost you 4,500 Atmos Rewards points plus $47 in taxes/fees. With the cash fare coming in at $296, this gives you a redemption value of an impressive 5.5 cents per point!

If you wanted to enjoy a little bit of extra comfort on your flight, you could level up to the PorterReserve fare and redeem 6,000 Atmos Rewards points plus $47 in taxes/fees for a flight with a cash value of $318.

In this case, you’re getting 5.3 cents per Atmos Rewards point, which is still well above the minimum of 2 cent per point that you should usually aim for when redeeming. This makes both this redemption and the Standard Economy redemption excellent value.

Example 2 – Good Value

In this second example, we searched for one-way flights between Toronto (YYZ) and Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) in April.

With these redemptions, we’re once again seeing good value available when you redeem your Atmos Rewards points for Porter Airlines flights.

In our research, we found a Standard Economy fare option for 7,500 Atmos Rewards points, compared to the cash fare of $196. This gives you a potential redemption value of 2.61 cents per point.

Comparatively, you could up the legroom and book the PorterReserve fare for 10,000 Atmos Rewards points. The cash fare for this flight is $346, giving you a redemption value of 3.46 cents per point, which, although not as good as Example 1, still represents strong value for your Atmos Rewards points.

Example 3 – Bad Value

In our final example, we sought out a bad-value redemption as a reminder that it’s always important to do the math when redeeming your hard-earned points.

Here, we found a one-way flight from Vancouver (YVR) to Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR), that connects through Toronto (YYZ).

For a Standard Economy fare, this flight costs $513 cash or 50,000 Atmos Rewards points plus $85 in taxes/fees, giving you a value of 1.03 cents per point.

For a PorterReserve fare, you could pay $697 cash or a whopping 125,000 Atmos Rewards points plus $85 taxes/fees. This redemption would give you the unimpressive (and definitely not worth it) value of 0.56 cents per point.

How to Earn Atmos Points

In Canada, it’s fairly difficult to earn Atmos Rewards points since there’s no longer a co-branded credit card ever since MBNA got rid of their Alaska Airlines card in 2023.

Without a co-branded credit card, the only ways to earn Atmos Rewards points are:

Bottom Line

Using your Atmos Rewards points to book an award flight with Porter Airlines is a great way to enjoy free travel across Porter Airlines’ growing network of destinations.

To learn more about where Porter Airlines can take you, check out our helpful guides on VIPorter and its Avid Traveller elite status program and how to save on baggage fees when you fly with Porter.

Plus, don’t forget that Porter Airlines offers it’s own co-branded credit cards that let you earn VIPorter points on all your purchases: the BMO VIPorter Mastercard and the BMO VIPorter World Elite Mastercard.

FAQs

Can I redeem Atmos Rewards points for Porter Airlines flights?

Yes, you can redeem Atmos Rewards points for Porter Airlines flights. Simply sign in to your Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards account and go to book an award flight as normal. As long as you choose a route that’s serviced by Porter Airlines, you should see the option to redeem your points for these flights.

How do I earn Atmos Rewards points?

In Canada, you can earn Atmos Rewards points by flying cash fares with Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Porter Airlines, and other partnered airlines. Just make sure you add your Atmos Rewards member number when you book your flight.

How do I join Atmos Rewards?

You can join Atmos Rewards for free by going to the Alaska Airlines Atmos Rewards website and clicking « Join Now. » From there, you’ll just need to add a little bit of personal information and you’ll be ready to start earning points.