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Porter Airlines and British Airways finalized a codeshare agreement on June 24, 2026. As of July 8, 2026, 17 Canadian destinations will be bookable through British Airways’ platform, with tickets carrying a BA flight number. For travellers who collect points, this agreement opens new possibilities, along with a few important nuances to know before booking.
The agreement lets British Airways customers book Porter flights under a “BA” flight number directly on ba.com, as part of an itinerary that includes a transatlantic connection from London. Porter’s Canadian domestic flights cannot be booked on their own under a BA code: the codeshare is activated only in conjunction with a British Airways flight to or from the United Kingdom.
The 17 Canadian destinations available through this partnership are:
Connections are made via Toronto Pearson or Montreal Trudeau.
British Airways Executive Club account holders can now earn Avios and tier points on Porter-operated flights, provided the booking shows a BAXXXX flight number. This is a concrete advantage for travellers who regularly transit through London and want to make the most of their points on Canadian segments.
This agreement complements, without replacing, the existing agreement between British Airways and WestJet. Travellers now have two Canadian regional carrier options for their connections from London.
As of this article’s publication, the codeshare does not provide for any point transfers between VIPorter and Avios, nor the ability to redeem VIPorter points for British Airways flights or vice versa. This is an operational agreement (shared flight numbers and joint ticketing), not a reciprocal loyalty partnership.
In practice: if you fly with Porter on a codeshare ticket booked via ba.com, you earn Avios (if you are an Executive Club member), but your VIPorter points do not accrue automatically on that same flight. To earn VIPorter points, you must book directly through the VIPorter portal or flyporter.com.
To earn VIPorter points day to day and make the most of your Porter flights, two cards are designed for the program:
The agreement is mainly advantageous for two profiles:
For Canadian travellers who collect points transferable to Avios, this agreement changes nothing about earning or transfer rules: it is an operational codeshare, not a new loyalty program. Your earning habits on your cards stay the same.
If you regularly travel between a mid-sized Canadian city (Ottawa, Halifax, Quebec City, Winnipeg) and the United Kingdom, this agreement simplifies logistics: a single ticket, a single booking, bags checked through to your destination. That is the main value of this partnership for Canadian travellers.
If your priority is collecting points, wait for a possible announcement of a reciprocal loyalty partnership between VIPorter and Avios before changing your earning strategy. For now, keep booking via flyporter.com to earn your VIPorter points, and via ba.com to earn your Avios on combined itineraries.
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