American Airlines and Asiana Airlines Form Alliance.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 1997--American Airlines and Asiana Airlines Asiana redirects here. There is also a British Asian magazine called Asiana. | Asiana Airlines (아시아나 항공 Asiana Hanggong KOSDAQ: 020560) (Formerly Seoul Airlines have agreed to enter into a strategic alliance that includes code sharing and the integration of the two carriers' frequent flyer programs. The alliance was announced Friday at a joint news conference with Robert L. Crandall, American's chairman and chief executive officer, and Sam Koo Park, Asiana Airlines' president and chief executive officer. Under the cooperative services agreement, American would place its AA designator code Designator code may refer to:
Under the frequent flyer frequent flyer Hospital practice A popular term for a Pt who is regularly admitted to a particular ER or health care facility, for various reasons agreement, AAdvantage members would be able to accrue mileage credit and redeem travel awards on Asiana's services. Asiana Bonus Club frequent flyer members would be able to accrue mileage credit on American's flights. "Growth in the global airline community will be focused on Asia during the next several years and American wants to be part of that growth," Crandall said. "Our joint customers will receive superior service levels given Asiana's and American's common focus on quality." "We are extremely pleased to be partnering with American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the ," said Park. "Together, this strategic alliance will provide significant opportunities for customers to enjoy exceptional in-flight service as well as added convenience." Established in 1988 in Seoul, Asiana Airlines has become one of the fastest growing airlines in the world. In the United States, Asiana serves Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Kennedy, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Honolulu and Seattle. In addition to its extensive Korean domestic network and services between the United States and Seoul, Asiana also serves 29 international destinations in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region, including Brussels; Belgium; Frankfurt, Germany; Vienna, Austria; Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, China; Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; Hong Kong; Singapore; and Sydney, Australia. Asiana operates one of the world's youngest fleets and flies the Boeing 747-400 on all of its flights across the Pacific. In 1997, it upgraded its first class and business class products, installing new seats and refining further its in-flight service. American Airlines is the world's second largest carrier, with extensive route networks in the United States, Latin American, the Caribbean and Europe. It has major hub operations at Dallas/Fort Worth; Chicago; Miami; and San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. . Its fleet of 643 modern aircraft is among the largest in the world and, coupled with its regional partner, American Eagle, offers more than 4,000 flights per day to more than 300 destinations worldwide. CONTACT: Asiana Airlines Patrick Khoury, 213/365-4581 or American Airlines John Hotard, 817/967-1577 |
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