Alaska Codeshare Agreement

Through Alaska AirlinesAlaska Airlines, a subsidiary of the Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK), with its regional partners, it serves more than 100 cities on a wide network in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Alaska Airlines evaluated for eight consecutive years the “highest customer satisfaction among traditional North American airlines” in the J.D. Power North America Airline Satisfaction Study from 2008 to 2015. Alaska Airlines` miles plan was ranked in the Loyalty/Rewards Program Report in the 2014 and 2015 J.D. Power Report. Bookings can be made in www.alaskaair.com. For more information and information, visit the Alaska Airlines newsroom in www.alaskaair.com/newsroom. DUBAI, U.A.E. October 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Emirates today announced a new code-sharing and lounge contract with Alaska Airlines (AS). In order to remedy the likely competitive damage of the transaction, the proposed agreement requires Alaska to significantly reduce the scope of the code-sharing agreement.

In order to reduce Alaska`s overall reliance on the code and to limit Alaska`s incentives to cooperate with the Americans, the proposed regulations prohibit the sharing of codes between Alaska and America on routes where Virgin and American compete today, and on routes where, otherwise, Alaska would likely launch a new service in competition with American after the merger. At the same time, unification allows Alaska and America to continue code-sharing in limited circumstances where they are unlikely to cause harm to competition and bring certain benefits to consumers. Thus, the comparison would allow one of the two airlines to rely on code-sharing to serve destinations that it would probably not serve in a close manner. The department explained that the latter type of code-sharing could benefit consumers by expanding each airline`s network and less likely to cause anti-competitive damage. Alaska and the United States will continue their code-sharing relationship on the national territory, which contracted in March 2020. Airlines will expand their codeshare code on the west coast of SEA and LAX to provide wider international access and choice for customers. Codeshare offers customers seamless access to more destinations and reciprocal loyalty program benefits. Lounge customers have shared access to nearly 50 American Admirals Club lounges around the world and seven Alaska lounges in the U.S. for same-day flights on U.S. or Alaskan flights. “Our new partnership with Alaska Airlines allows us to improve connectivity between Singapore and the important North American market by providing our customers with more enhanced code-sharing destinations and KrisFlyer benefits,” said Tan Kai Ping, senior vice president of marketing at Singapore Airlines.

“This reflects our commitment to continually expanding the network`s reach and providing our customers with greater flexibility in planning their routes.” “We are very proud to have included a Singapore Airlines-caliber airline in our portfolio of global partners,” said Andrew Harrison, Chief Commercial Officer of Alaska Airlines. “Our customers will enjoy a truly unique flight service when travelling with Singapore Airlines, while enjoying the benefits of the Alaska Mileage plan when they depart from the west coast to Asia.” America and Alaska have already entered into a codeshare agreement that allows Alaskan passengers to book an itinerary that includes U.S. flights, and vice versa. The agreement only applies to certain flights, subject to certain conditions. The Department of Justice announced today that it will force Alaska Air Group Inc. to significantly reduce the scope of its code-sharing agreement with American Airlines, the world`s largest airline, to allow Alaska to complete its $4 billion acquisition of Virgin America Inc.