Jordan News Agency:
RJ and AA to begin code share cooperation

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Amman, Feb.14(Petra)—American Airlines (AA) announced it has applied to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) for authorization to begin code-share cooperation with Royal Jordanian .The application proposes that code-sharing operations begin on March 25, 2007.

Under the proposal, Royal Jordanian would place its RJ designator code on 15 of American’s key domestic routes out of New York’s JFK International Airport, as well as to and from American’s hub at Chicago O’Hare International Airport.

In turn, American would place its AA designator code on Royal Jordanian flights to Amman from Chicago, New York, London, Paris and Frankfurt. Other code-shared flights on Royal Jordanian would include flights from Amman to Aqaba and Dubai.

RJ President/ CEO Samer Majali said: “RJ passengers will enjoy several benefits and services through RJ’s code-share cooperation with American Airlines. American Airlines is the second member of the one world airline alliance with which RJ has a code-share agreement, Iberia being the first”.

Majali added that RJ has a number of marketing alliances on code-share basis with several international airlines: American West Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Aeroflot, Cyprus Airways, Air Canada, Gulf Air, Syrian Airlines and Thai Airways.

“Royal Jordanian is a high quality, world-class airline that will provide our passengers and shippers additional choices and convenient service to Jordan and elsewhere in the Middle East,” said Henry Joyner, American’s senior vice president- planning. “By the end of March 2007, Royal Jordanian will also become a member of the oneworld alliance and all that it offers to customers throughout the world”.

Joyner noted that American Airlines is a founding member of the global oneworld alliance.

American Airlines is the world’s largest airline. American, American Eagle and the American Connection airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries, with more than 4,000 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft.


//Petra//



14/02/2007 12:13:02