Alaska and Horizon to Partner with Delta Air Lines
16 Settembre 2004 - 8:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Alaska and Horizon to Partner with Delta Air Lines SEATTLE, Sept.
16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air and Delta
Air Lines announced today a comprehensive marketing agreement to
provide customers with a wider array of destinations and benefits.
The agreement provides for the carriers to codeshare on each
other's flights, giving customers more travel options and the
partner airlines incremental passenger traffic. In addition to
codesharing, the three carriers plan to provide reciprocal frequent
flyer benefits. This will allow customers to accrue and redeem
awards in either of the airlines' frequent flyer programs,
regardless of which program they belong to or on which airline they
fly. The agreement also provides for additional airline lounge
privileges in selected cities. For Alaska's Board Room lounge
members, access will be available at Delta Crown Room locations in
Atlanta, Cincinnati and Salt Lake City. For Delta members, access
will be available to Alaska's Board Room facilities in Anchorage,
Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Vancouver, B.C.
Additionally, while the airlines will continue to schedule their
respective flights independently, each will evaluate their
schedules to optimize connections between one another in order to
provide customers with more convenient travel options. The
codesharing and frequent flier components of the new agreement are
subject to review by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
In addition, codesharing by Delta on Alaska flights will require
negotiated changes to the scope clause of the Delta pilot contract.
The carriers will work with the DOT in an effort to have the review
completed as soon as possible, and Delta will work to conclude its
pilot approvals and negotiations as soon as possible as well. If
approvals are received in a timely manner, the airlines could begin
implementing the agreements late this fall and early next year.
"This significantly extends the value of our travel network for
every Alaska and Horizon customer," said Gregg Saretsky, executive
vice president of marketing and planning. "With the addition of
Delta Air Lines to our team of codeshare partners, our customers
will now have access to a worldwide network of destinations that is
second to none." Under terms of the codeshare, Alaska will place
its code on several hundred flights operated by Delta while Delta's
code will be placed on a like number of Alaska and Horizon flights.
"This new marketing agreement will allow Delta to partner with
Alaska and Horizon to offer our passengers greater access to
destinations throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico," said
Delta's senior vice president and chief marketing officer Paul
Matsen. "When we have completed the DOT review process and fully
implement the agreement, it will not only complement Delta's
existing service, but also offers Alaska and Horizon passengers
access to Delta's global system. Delta's network will be expanded
by 42 new cities. This is a win-win-win situation for customers and
the carriers." Delta Air Lines is proud to celebrate its 75th
anniversary in 2004. Delta is the world's second largest airline in
terms of passengers carried and the leading U.S. carrier across the
Atlantic, offering daily flights to 497 destinations in 84
countries on Delta, Song, Delta Shuttle, the Delta Connection
carriers and its worldwide partners. Delta's marketing alliances
allow customers to earn and redeem frequent flier miles on more
than 14,000 flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta is
a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that
provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights
and services. For more information, visit delta.com. Alaska
Airlines and Horizon Air are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Seattle-
based Alaska Air Group. Both carriers are also headquartered in
Seattle. Alaska Airlines, the nation's ninth largest airline,
serves more than 50 cities in Alaska, the Lower 48, Canada and
Mexico. Earlier this year, the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan was
named Frequent Flyer Program of the Year for the second year in a
row at the 16th Annual Freddie Awards. The award, named after Sir
Freddie Laker, a commercial aviation pioneer, was created by
InsideFlyer magazine publisher Randy Peterson and is considered
among the most prestigious consumer awards in the airline industry.
For more information, visit the Alaska Airlines Newsroom at
http://newsroom.alaskaair.com/ Horizon, founded 22 years ago, has
grown to become one of the country's largest regional airlines
serving more than 47 cities in six states and two provinces in
Canada. Additional news and information is available at
http://newsroom.horizonair.com/ . DATASOURCE: Alaska Airlines
CONTACT: Lou Cancelmi of Alaska Airlines, +1-206-392-5170; or Dan
Russo of Horizon Air, +1-206-431-4513; or Liza Caceres of Delta Air
Lines, +1-404-715-1998 Web site:
http://www.newsroom.horizonair.com/ Web site: http://www.delta.com/
Web site: http://www.alaskaair.com/
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