Finnair to enter AA, IAG joint business
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Finnair is to enter the joint transatlantic tbusiness between American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia.
The Finnish airline, which is a member of oneworld with the other three carriers, will join the venture later this year to bolster the Europe-North America network between the four.
As part of the agreement Finnair’s AY code will be placed on selected American, BA and Iberia flights while AA, BA and IB will be used on Finnair’s daily Helsinki-New York route. Together the four airline will operate up to 102 daily round-trips between Europe and the US and will co-ordinate schedules on the relevant routes.
“Our participation in this venture will significantly increase the portfolio of available destinations to Finnair’s existing customers, as well as open up Northern Europe to a whole new network of potential travellers,” said Allister Paterson, senior vice president commercial at Finnair.
“Fare combinability between the four carriers also brings more ticket flexibility to customers, as the fares and conditions are identical between the airlines. A business traveller soon will be able to combine American, British Airways, Iberian and Finnair routes flexibly when flying between Europe and North America,” he added.
Dedicated support teams will be set up at New York JFK, Heathrow, Madrid, Chicago, Miami, Dallas and Los Angeles for transferring passengers, who can check-in online with either airline operating the flight.
