ATLANTA, April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta Air Lines passengers traveling between the United States and Taiwan will be able to codeshare on flights offered by Delta''s codeshare partner China Airlines, beginning May 1, 2004.
Delta initially will start placing its code on China Airlines flights from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu and New York (JFK) to Taipei, Taiwan. Effective June 22, 2004, Delta will begin codesharing on China Airlines flights between Seattle and Taipei. In the future, Delta will expand cooperation to include destinations beyond the Taiwan carrier''s hub.
China Airlines already places its code on Delta flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco to five U.S. destinations -- Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Salt Lake City, Honolulu (from Los Angeles and San Francisco) and Cincinnati. Reciprocal frequent flyer program cooperation began in 2002.
Last year, more than 1.4 million passengers traveled between the U.S. and Taiwan, up from the 1.3 million who traveled in 2002.
China Airlines, founded in 1959, provides service from Taipei to 44 cities in 21 countries with a fleet of 56 Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Airbus aircraft. More than 6.8 million passengers fly each year on China Airlines. The carrier has more than 9,100 employees worldwide.
Delta Air Lines is proud to celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2004. Delta is the world''s second largest airline in terms of passengers carried and the leading U.S. carrier across the Atlantic, offering daily flights to 491 destinations in 84 countries on Delta, Song, Delta Shuttle, the Delta Connection carriers and its worldwide partners. Delta''s marketing alliances allow customers to earn and redeem frequent flier miles on more than 14,000 flights offered by SkyTeam, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines and other partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. For more information, please visit delta.com.
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Delta initially will start placing its code on China Airlines flights from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu and New York (JFK) to Taipei, Taiwan. Effective June 22, 2004, Delta will begin codesharing on China Airlines flights between Seattle and Taipei. In the future, Delta will expand cooperation to include destinations beyond the Taiwan carrier''s hub.
China Airlines already places its code on Delta flights from Los Angeles and San Francisco to five U.S. destinations -- Atlanta, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Salt Lake City, Honolulu (from Los Angeles and San Francisco) and Cincinnati. Reciprocal frequent flyer program cooperation began in 2002.
Last year, more than 1.4 million passengers traveled between the U.S. and Taiwan, up from the 1.3 million who traveled in 2002.
China Airlines, founded in 1959, provides service from Taipei to 44 cities in 21 countries with a fleet of 56 Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Airbus aircraft. More than 6.8 million passengers fly each year on China Airlines. The carrier has more than 9,100 employees worldwide.
Delta Air Lines is proud to celebrate its 75th anniversary in 2004. Delta is the world''s second largest airline in terms of passengers carried and the leading U.S. carrier across the Atlantic, offering daily flights to 491 destinations in 84 countries on Delta, Song, Delta Shuttle, the Delta Connection carriers and its worldwide partners. Delta''s marketing alliances allow customers to earn and redeem frequent flier miles on more than 14,000 flights offered by SkyTeam, Northwest Airlines, Continental Airlines and other partners. Delta is a founding member of SkyTeam, a global airline alliance that provides customers with extensive worldwide destinations, flights and services. For more information, please visit delta.com.
Delta Air Lines, Inc.