Finnair to enter joint business with American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia
(Warsaw 14.3.2013) Finnair announced on March 7 its intent to join the transatlantic joint business, established in October 2010 by fellow oneworld® alliance members American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia. Once Finnair joins the venture later this year, customers in North America and Europe will have increased choice of flights and services as well as more convenient connections to flights across the Atlantic.
As part of the joint business, Finnair will add its (AY*) code to selected American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia flights between North America and Europe (EU, Norway and Switzerland). American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia in turn will add their respective (AA*), (BA*) and (IB*) code to Finnair’s daily flights between New York and Helsinki.
All together, the joint business will operate up to 102 daily round trips between North America and Europe, serving 42 gateways on either side of the Atlantic. Customers will also have access to a further 163 onward connections in North America and 126 in Europe.
Benefits for customers of the four airlines include:
- Coordinated schedules on joint business routes, providing customers with more flight choices and more convenient times
- Members of the four airlines' frequent flyer programs – Iberia Plus, American Airlines AAdvantage®, British Airways Executive Club and Finnair Plus – will be able to earn points or miles on the new codeshare flights
- Dedicated support teams for customers transferring at seven of the airlines' hubs: New York JFK, London Heathrow, Madrid, Chicago, Miami, Dallas and Los Angeles
- Online check-in and boarding pass printing with either the airline operating the flight, or the website of the airline used to book travel
“Finnair's participation in this venture will significantly increase the portfolio of available destinations to our existing customers”, says Juhani Nuoramo, Finnair's Sales Director for Europe East. “It also brings customers more ticket flexibility as the fares and conditions are identical between the airlines”, Nuoramo continues. “A business traveler will be able to flexibly combine American, British Airways, Iberian and Finnair routes when flying between Europe and North America.”
“British Airways looks forward to Finnair joining the transatlantic joint business this year,” says Simon Talling-Smith, Chair, Atlantic Joint Business Management Committee. “The addition of the Helsinki hub to our joint business network will bring faster and easier connections for customers on hundreds of city connections between Europe and North America.”
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Finnair (www.finnair.com) is specialised in fast connections between Europe and Asia via Helsinki. The airline carries more than eight million passengers annually and connects 13 cities in Asia with more than 60 destinations in Europe. The airline, a pioneer in sustainable flying, operates a modern fleet and is the first airline named to the Leadership Index of the worldwide Carbon Disclosure Project. Finnair has also won Skytrax’s World Airline Award for Best Airline Northern Europe for the past three years running. Finnair is a member of oneworld, the leading quality airline alliance.
