“US Airways and Turkish Airlines Ink New Codeshare Agreement”

US Airways and Turkish Airlines Ink New Codeshare Agreement

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 02:00 PM PDT

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Customers of US Airways (NYSE: LCC - News) and Turkish Airlines will soon enjoy greater travel options to Turkey and the U.S., thanks to a new bilateral codeshare agreement between the two Star Alliance carriers announced today. The agreement is subject to both U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Turkish government approval. A bilateral codeshare agreement is when an airline markets flights operated by the other carrier as if the flying were its own.

First, US Airways customers will have access to Istanbul via Turkish Airlines service from Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich. Next, customers gain access to four new destinations in Turkey via Istanbul: Adana, Izmir, Antalya and Ankara. And finally, US Airways customers may opt for nonstop travel to Istanbul via Turkish Airlines service at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport.

Conversely, Turkish Airlines customers gain access to Charlotte, Philadelphia and Phoenix via US Airways, flying from Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Chicago O'Hare and New York-JFK.

Customers of both carriers can also expect the same convenient single-source booking, ticketing and baggage connections, as with all codeshare flying.

US Airways Senior Vice President, Marketing and Planning Andrew Nocella, said, "This new partnership boosts convenience for air travel between the U.S. and Turkey, and we're excited to bring it to US Airways customers. And thanks to Star Alliance membership, customers may also accrue and redeem Dividend Miles on Turkish Airlines-operated flights and enjoy Turkish Airlines lounge access."

US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates more than 3,200 flights per day and serves more than 200 communities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and South America. The airline employs more than 31,000 aviation professionals worldwide and is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than 19,700 daily flights to 1,077 airports in 175 countries. Together with its US Airways Express partners, the airline serves approximately 80 million passengers each year and operates hubs in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix, and a focus city in Washington, D.C. at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. And for the eleventh consecutive year, the airline received a Diamond Award for maintenance training excellence from the Federal Aviation Administration for its Charlotte hub line maintenance facility. For more company information, visit usairways.com. (LCCG)