British Airways, American Airlines, Iberia - Press Conference : 6th October 2010

Gerard Arpey, chairman and chief executive of AMR Corp, the parent company of American Airlines, Willie Walsh, CEO British Airways and Antonio Vazquez, Chairman and CEO Iberia, met in London today for the official start of the new trilateral relationship, which enables oneworld® to compete far more effectively with other global alliances on routes between Europe and North America.

Customer benefits include:
· Greater access to a wider choice of fares
· Coordinated schedules on joint routes to provide customers with better flight choice and timings
· Dedicated support teams for customers transferring at five of the airlines' hubs: New York JFK, London Heathrow, Madrid, Chicago and Miami.
· Online check in and boarding pass printing with either the airline operating the flight, or the one the ticket was booked through
· Integrated online flight information on all three airlines' websites
· Increased opportunity to earn and redeem frequent flyer benefits on transatlantic flights
· More integrated account management for corporate customers

For more information visit: http://www.britishairways.com/travel/joint-business-launch/public/en_gb

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[Cathaydude]

where is Cathay Pacific?

[FlyBritishAirways]

@Cathaydude This press conference talks about our transatlantic joint business. Cathay Pacific is one of our oneworld partners.

[Cathaydude]

@FlyBritishAirways So you mean that Cathay Pacific does not make flights over the Atlantic?

[FlyBritishAirways]

@Cathaydude You can read more about this specific agreement at ba. com/jb There's a link to some FAQs too

[darwincity]

Great thing is, this will give Heathrow's T5 an extra concourse (yes, a D one), more traffic to Madrid Barajas Terminal 4 and 4S (which, even grand, seem empty) and some passengers extra for American. An interesting union...

[Maccaboy19]

Would I be able to claim AA miles on transatlantic flights with BA?

[GreatRailwayJourneys]

very informative and interesting, look forward to seeing the future with these three airlines.

(this is a great help towards my University work thanks for sharing British Airways)

[xhappyxlifex]

I love those 3 airlines!

[betooavila1]

GREAT...!!!!!!!!!!!

[ephemeralprotagonist]

This is excellent news for customers. To finally earn BA miles and tier points on transatlantic American Airlines flights is amazing.