Articles tagged “codeshares”

Airlines

Frontier Airlines Will Codeshare With Mexico’s Volaris in a Unique Arrangement

Passengers should cheer news that Volaris and Frontier will codeshare, as it should help Americans visit many more Mexican destinations at cheap prices. But will Volaris and Frontier cooperate enough to make the process seamless for passengers? We'll soon find out.

Brian Sumers, Skift | 6 years ago

Airlines

Business of Loyalty: EasyJet’s Long-Haul Alliance Shirks Traditional Codeshare Benefits

EasyJet just launched an airline alliance aimed at better-connecting travelers across low-cost networks. Beyond a booking engine, though, the partnership offers few benefits.

Grant Martin, Skift | 7 years ago

Airlines

Singapore Airlines and JetBlue Airways to Launch Codeshare Operations

JetBlue's use of partners to expand its networks is wise, but will it be enough to convince others that it really wants to go it alone?

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

JetBlue Announces Expanded Partnership with JAL on U.S. Domestic Routes

Look for more airlines to turn to codeshares with JetBlue as they seek alternatives to the American Airlines behemoth.

Marisa Garcia, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

American Airlines and US Airways To Begin Select Codeshares

American Airlines and US Airways are proceeding apace with the merger integration. The two carriers dreamed of days like this a few months ago when the Justice Department's antitrust suit threw the whole thing into doubt.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

United, American and Delta Executives Agree: Airline Mergers Are ‘Beautiful’

Airline consolidation is getting disruptive these days -- and not just for stressed out passengers. New global joint ventures such as Virgin Atlantic-Delta and Emirates-Qantas are shaking up the status quo, and will be increasingly challenging to global airline alliances.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Are codeshares getting out of hand? DOT cracks down on travel agent practices

The DOT is taking a tougher enforcement tack on travel agents' codeshare disclosure violations just as there is a changing of the guard looming at the top of the department. Coincidence? We doubt it. But, making codeshares more transparent is long overdue.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Etihad picks up its 43rd codeshare partner: Serbian carrier JAT

The JAT partnership is the quintessential move from Etihad; the Gulf carrier snaps ups pieces of struggling airlines to expand its reach while avoiding formal alliances, to the benefit of both airlines.

Gordana Filipovic and Misha Savic, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Airlines

JetBlue in a codeshare deal with Qatar, connecting JFK/IAD to Doha

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Domestic airline code shares can’t be free-for-all: DoT Inspector General

FAA needs to become a lot more accountable for its lack of accountability oversight over regional airlines and their code shares with mainline carriers. This report and hopefully action after will be a step in right direction.

Joan Lowy, Associated Press | 11 years ago