American Airlines and British Airways add more codeshare destinations

American Airlines and British Airways have added more destinations to the growing list of markets in which they codeshare, giving customers of both airlines convenient access to additional points around the world.

The "AA" code will now appear on British Airways flights to 48 codeshare destinations beyond London, including 38 points in Europe; six in the Middle East; four in Africa; and on the New York-Manchester, England, trans-Atlantic route. In all, 59 British Airways routes will have American Airlines codeshare service.

British Airways, for its part, has added 26 additional U.S. destinations to its network by placing its "BA" code on more of American’s flights within the United States and Latin America. With this latest addition, BA will have codeshare service on 90 American Airlines routes.

This past weekend, the carriers loaded schedules into computerized reservation systems for the new codeshare routes, with travel in the new markets beginning February 18, 2004.

In this latest phase, American has added a number of codeshare destinations in Europe that will connect via London’s Gatwick Airport, complementing existing codeshare connecting service via London’s Heathrow Airport. Additionally, American is adding several new codeshare destinations via Heathrow, including Aberdeen and Newcastle in the United Kingdom; Lyon, France; and Bucharest, Romania.

New British Airways codeshare destinations include Colorado Springs, Colo.; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Kalamazoo, Mich.; Syracuse, N.Y.; and Wichita Falls, Texas. Additionally, BA will codeshare on American’s flights between Miami and Houston and Chicago to both Orlando, Fla., and Detroit.