WASHINGTON — 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.”

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.

“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.”

Accepted as a form of payment for corporate business travel worldwide by airlines and travel agencies including: WestJet, Aeromexico, Air New Zealand, American Airlines, Austrian Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Delta Air Lines, EL AL Israel Airlines, Lufthansa German Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas Airways, Qatar Airways, United Airlines and more.