Matt Molnar
2009-08-31, 12:08 AM
Financial Times:
Lufthansa seeks JetBlue code-share (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ef84056-9581-11de-90e0-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1)
By Justin Baer
Published: August 30 2009 22:45 | Last updated: August 30 2009 22:45
Lufthansa plans to seek regulatory approval to form a “code-share” agreement with JetBlue Airways, marking the German airline’s latest effort to forge closer ties to the US carrier and its coveted New York hub.
Code-shares, so called for the two-letter codes used to identify the airline operating a given flight, emerged in the 1980s to help ease passenger concerns that switching carriers during a transcontinental journey would inevitably lead to missed connections and lost luggage.
By marketing JetBlue’s flights as its own, Lufthansa would broaden its footprint at John F Kennedy International Airport, a key US gateway to the world. [Full Article (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ef84056-9581-11de-90e0-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1)]
Not much of a surprise, but should be interesting to see how it pans out.
Lufthansa seeks JetBlue code-share (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ef84056-9581-11de-90e0-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1)
By Justin Baer
Published: August 30 2009 22:45 | Last updated: August 30 2009 22:45
Lufthansa plans to seek regulatory approval to form a “code-share” agreement with JetBlue Airways, marking the German airline’s latest effort to forge closer ties to the US carrier and its coveted New York hub.
Code-shares, so called for the two-letter codes used to identify the airline operating a given flight, emerged in the 1980s to help ease passenger concerns that switching carriers during a transcontinental journey would inevitably lead to missed connections and lost luggage.
By marketing JetBlue’s flights as its own, Lufthansa would broaden its footprint at John F Kennedy International Airport, a key US gateway to the world. [Full Article (http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2ef84056-9581-11de-90e0-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1)]
Not much of a surprise, but should be interesting to see how it pans out.