Lufthansa United Airlines add seven cities to global network; codeshare service from six more U.S. cities to Germany; Kiev, Ukraine newest international destination.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 1995--Flights from Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. (Co), Madison (Wis), Rochester (NY), Boise (Idaho), Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important livestock market, a wholesale, distribution, industrial, and financial center, and a farm (Ok), and Kahului/Maui (Hawaii) to Frankfurt, Germany are the latest services to be added to the growing network of international codeshare flights offered by Lufthansa and United Airlines. This month, Kiev (Ukraine) has also joined the schedule which now includes more than 400 daily flights to 87 destinations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, the Middle East and Africa Europe, the Middle East and Africa, usually abbreviated to EMEA, is a regional designation used for government, marketing and business purposes. It is particularly common amongst North American based companies, who often divide their international operations into the . Advantages for passengers on these codeshare services include advance boarding passes and seat assignments for all flights at the point of departure, through-checking of luggage, 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 mileage credit for travel on either carrier, and access to both Lufthansa and United airport lounges. Currently, the airlines offer codeshare service from a total of 52 cities in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Although the codeshare agreement between Lufthansa and United became operational less than 18 months ago, the airlines report that the alliance is already generating an additional 1,300 passengers per day on the route systems of both carriers. Lufthansa executives are projecting another 30 percent increase in passengers over the next 12 months. The most popular destinations for European travelers on codeshare flights to the United States are Denver, San Diego, Orlando and Tampa, according to Lufthansa statistics. Passengers from the U.S. most frequently book codeshare flights to Munich, Hamburg, Stuttgart and Dusseldorf in Germany, and beyond Lufthansa's global hub in Frankfurt to Vienna (Austria), Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. (Switzerland), Cairo (Egypt), and Stockholm (Sweden). Lufthansa and United Airlines signed their alliance agreement in October, 1993, and began codesharing flights in June, 1994. Together, their route systems form the world's largest and most complete network of flights among major airline alliances, with service to six continents. CONTACT: Lufthansa Corporate Communications 212/479-8803 |
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