China Southern launches new codeshare pact with Shandong Airlines

China Southern Airlines has begun code share flights with Shandong Airlines on 15 domestic routes.

The new code share agreement is effective immediately and is a comprehensive program on nearly 70 flights which originate, arrive or stopover in Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Jinan or Qingdao.

In addition to this new agreement with Shandong Airlines, China Southern Airlines currently has code-share pacts in place with Sichuan Airlines and Shanghai Airlines for flights between Guangzhou/Chengdu,  Guangzhou/Chongqing, Shenzhen/Chengdu, Shenzhen/Chongqing, Guangzhou/Shanghai, Beijing/Chengdu and Beijing/Chongqing.

China Southern Airlines began preliminary code share operations in early 2001 with Shandong Airlines on two routes: Guangzhou/Qingdao and Guangzhou/Jinan.

"Based upon the initially successful and mutually beneficial code share agreement two years ago, China Southern and Shandong Airlines have now implemented full-scale code-share arrangements which mutually regarding  each airline's flights as their own with unified pricing and joint sales & marketing and additional services for both carrier's passengers," said Mr. Li Kun, Vice President, China Southern Airlines.

Mr. Li added that, "through code-share arrangements, China Southern Airlines and Shandong Airlines can complement their own advantages with each other, then enlarging their own network, improving their route structure and laying good foundation for their hub strategy. It further facilitates  passengers flying either China Southern Airlines or Shandong Airlines in ticket purchases, passenger check-in, flight connections and transit flights. China Southern Airlines' Sky Pearl Club members can also enjoy generating new FFP miles on code-share flights operated by Shandong Airlines."

China Southern Airlines currently has code share agreements with numerous International carriers, including: Delta Air Lines, Garuda Indonesia, Japan Air Systems, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Vietnam Airlines.