American to codeshare with LAN Ecuador

January 6th, 2012.

Yesterday, january 5th 2012 American Airlines announced a new codeshare agreement with another of LAN's subsidiaries, LAN Ecuador, this would benefit American Airlines from LAN Ecuador's domestic network to feed their different international services, but this would impact mostly LAN Ecuador because it would feed their domestic services.

American Airlines will codeshare with LAN Ecuador on the following routes:

1. New York JFK to Guayaquil.
2. Miami to Guayaquil.
3. Miami to Quito.
4. Guayaquil to Baltra.
5. Guayaquil to Quito.
6. Quito to Baltra.
7. Quito to Cuenca.
8. Guayaquil to San Cristobal.

While LAN Ecuador will codeshare wih AA on the following roues:

1. Miami to Guayaquil.
2. Miami to Quito.
3. Miami to New York JFK.

This agreement will further more permit LAN Ecuador's passenger to reach important u.s destinations such as Atlanta, Boston, Dallas/Fort Worth, Charlotte, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Houston-Intercontinental, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle/Tacoma.

This agreement will also bring the possibility of AAdvantage members earning miles with the codeshare on LANPASS and the other way around. American's vice-president of strategic alliances commented on the agreement: ''By strengthening and broadening our relationship with oneworld partner LAN, we are able to offer our customers more travel options and are better positioned to deliver enhanced benefits across our respective networks''.

By: Ricardo Madrid A.

Source: http://aa.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=3424