American Airlines and Qantas Welcome U.S. Department of Transportation’s Tentative Approval of Joint Business
June 03 2019 - 07:20PM
American Airlines and Qantas welcome the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s tentative approval of the carriers’ joint business
to better serve customers flying between the United States and
Australia and New Zealand.
Final approval of the joint business will allow for commercial
integration between the carriers, delivering new routes and
significant customer benefits not possible through any other form
of cooperation, including:
- The opportunity to launch new routes and flights to new
destinations, including city pairs not currently served by either
carrier.
- An expanded codeshare relationship and optimized schedules on
trans-Pacific services, opening up more connections to more
destinations and reduced total travel time.
- Better access to seats on each carrier’s network, leading to
lower fares.
- Additional frequent flyer benefits by further integrating the
carriers’ programs, including higher earn rates for points on each
other’s networks beyond what is possible today through
oneworld, as well as increased redemption
opportunities and improved reciprocal end-to-end recognition of our
top-tier frequent flyers.
- Co-location at airports and investments in lounges, baggage
systems and other infrastructure designed to better serve the
carriers’ joint customers.
As part of the case put to the DOT, Qantas and American flagged
an intention to launch several new routes within the first two
years of the proposed joint business. Qantas expects to announce
details of two new routes — Brisbane, Australia (BNE)–Chicago (ORD)
and BNE–San Francisco (SFO) — once final approval is received.
“As was evident in the unprecedented level of public support for
this application, the joint business will also create additional
jobs at our respective companies and in the industries we serve,”
said American’s Chairman and CEO Doug Parker. “We thank Secretary
Chao and the DOT for their consideration and look forward to final
approval in the coming weeks.”
“Qantas and American submitted a compelling proposal to the DOT
that would bring significant benefits to millions of travelers and
a boost to tourism,” said Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce. “For more
than 30 years, Qantas and American have connected the U.S. and
Australia as partners. This joint business means we’ll be able to
deepen our partnership to offer new routes, better flight
connections and more frequent flyer benefits.”
American and Qantas will review the Order, with a final decision
from the DOT expected in the next few weeks.
About American Airlines GroupAmerican Airlines
and American Eagle offer an average of nearly 6,700 flights per day
to nearly 350 destinations in more than 50 countries. American has
hubs in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami,
New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Washington, D.C. American is a
founding member of the oneworld® alliance, whose
members serve more than 1,000 destinations with about 14,250 daily
flights to over 150 countries. Shares of American Airlines Group
Inc. trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AAL. In 2015, its
stock joined the S&P 500 index. Connect with American on
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About QantasFounded in regional Queensland in
1920 – as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services –
Qantas has played a central role in the development of the
Australian and international aviation industry. Today the Qantas
Group is a diverse global aviation business, comprising Qantas
Domestic, Qantas International, the Jetstar low-cost carrier group
and Qantas Loyalty. In total, the Qantas Group operates over
300 aircraft on more than 7,300 flights each week and, together
with its codeshare and oneworld partners, offers
flights to more than 1000 destinations around the world. Qantas is
ranked the world’s safest airline by AirlineRatings.com, and holds
many major awards for service, food and wine, technology and
innovation. The Qantas Group carries over 50 million passengers
each year and employs around 30,000 people.
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