US Airways is expanding it global reach with new bilateral codeshare agreements with Avianca, TACA and South African Airways. The moves have received approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Customers will gain new access to destinations throughout Colombia with Avianca and expanded access in Central and South America with TACA. The deals offer a single-ticket purchase for a seamless travel and the ability to redeem status Dividend Miles for travel. Customers traveling on Avianca and TACA will also receive expanded access to the United States. Both Avianca and TACA are subsidiaries of AviancaTaca Holdings.
"US Airways' new codeshare agreement with Avianca and expansion with TACA will provide our customers with expanded travel options and additional ways to earn and redeem status Dividend Miles," said Andrew Nocella, US Airways' senior vice president, marketing and planning. "With a long-standing relationship with Taca as a Star Alliance and codeshare partner, we look forward to enhancing this relationship with Avianca."
US Airways customers will be able to connect to the Colombian cities of Bogota, Barranquilla, Cali, Cartagena and Medellin on Avianca. Conversely, Avianca customers in these cities will have access to US Airways' hub cities of Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia, Phoenix and the airline's focus city at Washington's Reagan National Airport. All flights are available for sale starting Dec. 21 on www.usairways.com for travel beginning Jan. 7, 2013.
US Airways and fellow Star Alliance member South African Airways also announced a new bilateral codeshare agreement. Flights are currently available for sale on www.usairways.com and www.flysaa.com for travel beginning Dec. 19.
US Airways customers will gain access to destinations throughout South Africa with the new agreement and to Dakar, Senegal pending final government approval. Conversely, customers traveling on South African Airways will also receive expanded access to and throughout the United States.
US Airways customers will have access to South African Airways' hub in Johannesburg as well as connections to Cape Town, Durban,East London and Port Elizabeth in South Africa.
Customers will also have access to Dakar, Senegal via South African Airways' Washington-Dulles to Johannesburg. South African Airways customers will have access to US Airways' hub cities of Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and Phoenix as well as various destinations within the United States.
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