American Airlines & British Airways starten Codeshare

[Andie007]

FORT WORTH, Texas – American Airlines and British Airways will begin a long-awaited worldwide codeshare on Sept. 17, allowing customers to fly to hundreds of destinations in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America.

 

The arrangement allows American Airlines customers to book codeshare flights on British Airways beyond London Heathrow to destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. British Airways, in turn, will place its code on American and American Eagle flights beyond American’s six United States gateways at Dallas-Fort Worth, New York Kennedy, Boston, Chicago O'Hare, Miami and Los Angeles to cities in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America.

 

"This codeshare creates new opportunities for American's customers to travel around the world," said Henry Joyner, senior vice president - Planning for American. The American-British Airways codeshare offers customers easier booking opportunities, improved transfer and check-in processes, and the ability to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles.

 

The codeshare will be phased in from Sept. 17 through Oct. 26. American customers can begin booking on Aug. 31 for Sept. 17 flights beyond Heathrow to Rome and Milan in Italy; Copenhagen, Denmark; Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Stockholm; Sweden; Munich, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Bahrain, Bahrain; and Accra, Ghana (Accra codeshare flights begin Sept. 21).

 

On Sept. 7, tickets will go on sale for American Airlines codeshare service beyond Heathrow to Muscat, Oman, and Doha, Qatar.

 

On Aug. 31, British Airways customers will be able to book codeshare flights on American commencing Sept. 17 from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to New Orleans and San Antonio; from Chicago O’Hare to Nashville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New Orleans, San Antonio and Pittsburgh and from Miami to Panama City, Panama.

 

Once this phase-in is complete in October, American Airlines customers will be able to book codeshare flights to Paris; Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa; Berlin, Munich, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne and Stuttgart in Germany; Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland; Manchester, England; Helsinki, Finland; Lisbon, Portugal; Nice, France; Oslo, Norway; Prague, Czech Republic; Vienna, Austria; and Warsaw, Poland.

 

Additional cities will be added beginning January 2004. In time, American will offer codeshare service on British Airways to up to 110 worldwide destinations. British Airways will offer codeshare service on American to up to 187 destinations in the United States, Mexico, Caribbean and Latin America.

 

Although American and British Airways will not codeshare on each other’s North Atlantic flights to London, American will codeshare on British Airways’ daily nonstop between New York JFK and Manchester. British Airways will do the same on American’s flights from Chicago O’Hare to Manchester and Glasgow, Scotland.

 

American Airlines and British Airways are founding members of oneworld, the world’s most international global alliance, serving more than 560 cities in 136 countries. The oneworld global alliance also includes Aer Lingus, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Iberia, LanChile and Qantas airlines. To book your codeshare or oneworld flight, visit aa.com or call AA Reservations. oneworld information is available at http://www.oneworld.com.

 

About American Airlines

American Airlines is the world's largest carrier. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection regional carriers serve nearly 275 cities in 50 countries and territories with approximately 4,300 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,100 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, and to personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld Alliance.

 

Source: American Airlines