DL and AirTran Sign Interline Agreement
Oct 5, 2000, 11:29 am
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DL and AirTran Sign Interline Agreement
DL, AIRTRAN SIGN INTERLINE AGREEMENT.
Delta and AirTran Airways (FL) have signed an Interline Ticketing and Baggage Agreement that allows the carriers to issue each others tickets and transfer each others baggage and customers. This is one of more than 260 such agreements DL has with carriers worldwide. The Interline Department says the agreement benefits DL customers because each airline will be able to reaccomodate passengers on the other in the event of canceled flights or irregular operations. Other benefits include additional connecting traffic, more distribution avenues, and less in-house processing of FL tickets. At this time no nonrevenue agreement has been established with FL.
This is great. For the longest time if our DL flight was on dly or cxld, many passengers would ask to be sent over to AirTran. They wouldn't of honored our ticket, so passengers would have to purchase a new ticket on FL. This is a great enhancement to the Atlanta travel experience.
[This message has been edited by Russ21Atl (edited 10-05-2000).]
Delta and AirTran Airways (FL) have signed an Interline Ticketing and Baggage Agreement that allows the carriers to issue each others tickets and transfer each others baggage and customers. This is one of more than 260 such agreements DL has with carriers worldwide. The Interline Department says the agreement benefits DL customers because each airline will be able to reaccomodate passengers on the other in the event of canceled flights or irregular operations. Other benefits include additional connecting traffic, more distribution avenues, and less in-house processing of FL tickets. At this time no nonrevenue agreement has been established with FL.
This is great. For the longest time if our DL flight was on dly or cxld, many passengers would ask to be sent over to AirTran. They wouldn't of honored our ticket, so passengers would have to purchase a new ticket on FL. This is a great enhancement to the Atlanta travel experience.
[This message has been edited by Russ21Atl (edited 10-05-2000).]
Oct 5, 2000, 11:55 am
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Wow..Airtran passengers will be happy. In ATL this will make a HUGE difference.
Oct 5, 2000, 12:20 pm
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Interesting, should provide a relief for the ATL - FL travelers!
Oct 5, 2000, 1:46 pm
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this is also true for TWA and UA, according to the WSJ.
Oct 5, 2000, 4:01 pm
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Yes, this was posted yesterday morning! 
AirTran Airways today reported it has signed interline ticket & baggage agreements with 5 major carriers including Delta Air Lines (NYSE AL - news), Trans World Airlines (AMEX:TWA - news), United Airlines (NYSE:UAL - news), US Airways (NYSE:U - news) & American Trans Air (Nasdaq:AMTR - news).
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum...ML/000034.html
AirTran Airways today reported it has signed interline ticket & baggage agreements with 5 major carriers including Delta Air Lines (NYSE AL - news), Trans World Airlines (AMEX:TWA - news), United Airlines (NYSE:UAL - news), US Airways (NYSE:U - news) & American Trans Air (Nasdaq:AMTR - news).
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum...ML/000034.html