This news is probably a bit late, nevertheless, it is still interesting to hear that British Airways and American are able to code-share.
From ABTN
AMERICAN AIRLINES and British Airways are set to launch on 17 September their first set of codeshare flights, initially to Raleigh Durham, Nashville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Minneapolis St Paul, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Panama City and San Antonio. For BA the new arrangement will ultimately add more than 100 new destinations to its network. British Airways’ customers will find it easier to book flights to US cities such as Nashville, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and New Orleans. Destinations in Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean will also be added. The US Department of Transportation gave final approval in May to the code sharing application made by the two airlines on destinations beyond British Airways’ 18 US gateway cities and American Airlines’ UK gateways. Transatlantic sectors are not included in the current codeshare and frequent flyer agreements.
By: Saab 2000 - 4th September 2003 at 20:12
Yes, it is about time that the two airlines were treated fairly and allowed to code-share. The hypocrisy shown by the disputants was ridiculous in this application. It was okay for the carriers’ who objected to be members of powerful, extensive and immunised alliances and agreements but not for BA and AA? It therefore suggested a strong case for competition, which was ultimately considered and approved.
Now all we need is a request for ATI and then Oneworld will not be a total joke rather than now only partially.
By: KabirT - 4th September 2003 at 08:40
interesting…….BA will have a good foot in America now.
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September 3, 2003 at 7:43 pm