American Airlines and Cathay Pacific Airways expand codeshare agreement

Cathay Pacific Airways Boeing 777-367 ER B-KPL (msn 36161) (Oneworld) YYZ (TMK Photography), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth) and its oneworld® alliance partner, Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong), have expanded their codeshare relationship to include Cathay Pacific’s new daily service between Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport, as well as Cathay’s existing daily service between Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City. The new Ho Chi Minh City codeshare gives American a stronger presence in Southeast Asia.

These flights will be available for travel starting on September 1. With the addition of the new flights, the codeshare agreement between American and Cathay Pacific includes 23 markets in North America and eight markets throughout Asia.

American and Cathay Pacific have been codesharing since 2003 on several trans-Pacific, as well as U.S. domestic and intra-Asia flights. Recently, Cathay Pacific expanded the agreement by adding its code on domestic services between Chicago O’Hare International Airport and 11 U.S. markets served by American or American Eagle. This expansion was made possible because of Cathay Pacific’s new service to Chicago, and the increased connectivity it offers to customers travelling between the networks of both carriers.

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