Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air and American Airlines Finalize Codeshare Agreement
11 Febbraio 2004 - 5:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air and American Airlines Finalize
Codeshare Agreement SEATTLE, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air and American Airlines finalized a new
codeshare agreement that will ultimately provide Alaska andHorizon
customers' access to more than 100 new destinations served by
American. Starting February 15, Alaska and Horizon will have their
"AS" code on American Airlines flights between Seattle and St.
Louis and between Los Angeles (LAX) and the following points:
Austin, Fort Lauderdale, Newark, New York's Kennedy Airport, St.
Louis, Washington's Dulles Airport, Honolulu, Kona, Lihue and Maui.
In exchange, American will place its "AA" code on Alaska and
Horizon flights within the western United States and Pacific
Northwest, an area of the country where American has limited
presence, as well as between select transcontinental routes. In
total, 30 new destinations will become available to American
Airlines customers once the codeshare is fully implemented. "For
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air customers, our expanded partnership
with American Airlines is all about more destinations, more
frequency and more choice of service than ever before," said Gregg
Saretsky, executive vice president of marketing and planning for
Alaska. "It benefits passengers by providing a broader range of
travel options and strengthens three great carriers with a shared
commitment to customer service." "We're excited to bring more new
destinations to our customers," said Henry Joyner, American's
senior vice president-planning. "These additional destinations will
help both business and leisure customers more conveniently fly
American. One of the things our customers value about American
Airlines is the breadth of our route network. With the launch of
our expanded codeshare with Alaska, an already exceptional
structure will get even better." The relationship not only benefits
customers, but it's also a cost-effective means of generating new
traffic and competingmore effectively against airlines that already
have larger codeshare networks in place. American and Alaska will
continue to offer the ability to earn and redeem frequent flyer
miles on one another, a relationship that they've had since 1999.
American Airlines is the world's largest carrier. American,
American Eagle and the American Connection regional carriers serve
more than 250 cities in 40 countries with 3,900 daily flights.
American is a founding member of the oneworld Alliance. The
nation's ninth largest carrier, Alaska Airlines was named 2003
Technology Leader of the Year by Air Transport World Magazine.
Alaska and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, together serve 80
cities in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and Mexico. For reservations
visit http://www.alaskaair.com/. For more news and information,
visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom on the Internet at
http://newsroom.alaskaair.com/ . DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines
CONTACT: Lou Cancelmi, +1-206-392-5170, or Greg Witter,
+1-206-392-5799, both of Alaska Airlines Web site:
http://www.alaska-air.com/
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