More USA than ever: airberlin and American Airlines expand codeshare

2013-01-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — airberlin is expanding the existing codeshare agreement with its oneworld® partner American Airlines by a total of 43 new connecting flights within the USA as well as a daily flight from Dusseldorf to Chicago.

From 23rd March 2013, about 32 connecting destinations in American Airlines’ Chicago hub will be available to airberlin guests. Also from 23rd March, airberlin will start non-stop flights three times a week from Berlin to the city on Lake Michigan. airberlin guests can then reach all major destinations in the United States via the Chicago hub.

With the start of the summer schedule, from May 2013 airberlin will increase the number of weekly non-stop Berlin to Chicago flights from three to five. airberlin is the only airline connecting the German capital with the American Airlines hub in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, Chief Strategy and Network Planning Officer for airberlin, said: “By working closely with our oneworld partner American Airlines, our extensive USA offering is becoming even more attractive. In future, it will be possible to reach almost every region in the USA with an airberlin flight number. The linking of the route networks is a positive development for both parties and the codeshare now comprises a total of 99 routes.”

Through the expansion of the codeshare agreement, from 12th April airberlin guests will also be able to fly non-stop daily from Dusseldorf to Chicago.

Starting now, eleven other connecting destinations within the USA are available with an airberlin flight number from New York-JFK, Miami and Los Angeles.

The new codeshare flights to and within the USA can be booked now online at airberlin.com, through the airline’s 24-hour Service Center at 030 / 3434 3434 (local rates apply) as well as with a travel agency.

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