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American Airlines and British Airways have added more destinations to the
growing list of markets in which they codeshare, giving customers of both
airlines convenient access to additional points around the world.
The "AA" code will now appear on British Airways flights to 48 codeshare
destinations beyond London, including 38 points in Europe; six in the Middle
East; four in Africa; and on the New York-Manchester, England, trans-Atlantic
route. In all, 59 British Airways routes will have American Airlines codeshare
service.
British Airways, for its part, has added 26 additional U.S. destinations to its
network by placing its "BA" code on more of American’s flights within the United
States and Latin America. With this latest addition, BA will have codeshare
service on 90 American Airlines routes.
This past weekend, the carriers loaded schedules into computerized reservation
systems for the new codeshare routes, with travel in the new markets beginning
February 18, 2004.
In this latest phase, American has added a number of codeshare destinations in
Europe that will connect via London’s Gatwick Airport, complementing existing
codeshare connecting service via London’s Heathrow Airport. Additionally,
American is adding several new codeshare destinations via Heathrow, including
Aberdeen and Newcastle in the United Kingdom; Lyon, France; and Bucharest,
Romania.
New British Airways codeshare destinations include Colorado Springs, Colo.;
Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Kalamazoo, Mich.; Syracuse, N.Y.; and Wichita Falls, Texas.
Additionally, BA will codeshare on American’s flights between Miami and
Houston and Chicago to both Orlando, Fla., and Detroit. |
