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United Airlines And Aer Lingus Enter Into Codesharing Agreement

Friday 10th October 2008

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United Airlines and Aer Lingus have initiated a codeshare agreement that will allow United Airlines customers to book their connecting flights on the Aer Lingus network. This will be possible from the 1st of November 2008.

The new partnership will of benefit to passengers as it will allow them to book using a seamless procedure as well as benefiting from coordinated baggage handling, a reservation system that is vastly simpler, as well as check-in services and ticketing. Passengers will also note that from April 2009 Aer Lingus will begin placing its code on domestic flights that are run by United Airlines, which will allow passengers travelling with the Irish airline to have access to the North American network that United operate.

The new codeshare will be covering all of Aer Lingus U.S. gateways which total six which include Washington, Chicago-O'Hare, San Francisco, Orlando, Boston and New York-JFK. The end result will see Aer Lingus passengers having access to approximately 200 U.S. destinations by making use of United Airlines hubs that are located in Washington, Chicago and San Francisco.

Aer Lingus CEO Dermot Mannion has commented on the agreement and said;

"The relationship with United Airlines extends our offering to both our Irish and North American customer base, with seamless travel options and access to more than 200 destinations served by United Airlines in the US. We believe that this agreement will strengthen and consolidate our position in the US market as we capitalise on the scale and the strength of the United Airlines network."

The chairman, president and CEO of United also commented on the agreement and said;

"We are pleased to partner with Aer Lingus and provide our customers in the United States with the most direct service to Ireland on the country's national carrier. Our customers will now enjoy more choices and benefits during their travels to Ireland and the rest of Europe."