Lufthansa seeks JetBlue code-share

Financial Times:

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Lufthansa seeks JetBlue code-share

By Justin Baer

Published: August 30 2009 22:45 | Last updated: August 30 2009 22:45

Lufthansa plans to seek regulatory approval to form a “code-share” agreement with JetBlue Airways, marking the German airline’s latest effort to forge closer ties to the US carrier and its coveted New York hub.

Code-shares, so called for the two-letter codes used to identify the airline operating a given flight, emerged in the 1980s to help ease passenger concerns that switching carriers during a transcontinental journey would inevitably lead to missed connections and lost luggage.

By marketing JetBlue’s flights as its own, Lufthansa would broaden its footprint at John F Kennedy International Airport, a key US gateway to the world. [Full Article]

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Not much of a surprise, but should be interesting to see how it pans out.