Amsterdam,
04
March
2019
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15:02
Europe/Amsterdam

KLM, Air France and Virgin Atlantic launch codeshare partnership

Summary
  • KLM and Air France customers have access to 24 new North America routes operated by Virgin Atlantic/Delta departing the UK including connections via London Heathrow or Manchester
  • The partnership offers Virgin Atlantic customers up to 58 new routes from 18 UK airports across the Atlantic via Amsterdam and Paris
  • The partnership is a significant milestone towards the expanded joint venture between Delta, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic

KLM, Air France and Virgin Atlantic have today announced their first codeshare agreement – creating new transatlantic travel options to and from North America, and providing more opportunities to earn frequent flyer miles.

The partnership makes it easier for customers to build their ideal trip across the Atlantic by combining flights operated by KLM, Air France, Virgin Atlantic and Delta. Customers booking on a codeshare benefit from seamless connections, and a single booking reference. Customers travelling on codeshare flights will also be able to earn miles, and redeem them via their own airline loyalty scheme.

KLM and Air France increase flight options across the Atlantic

KLM and Air France customers can now access 24 new routes to North America on flights operated by Virgin Atlantic and Delta departing the UK including connections via London Heathrow or Manchester. Customers can benefit from additional frequencies to destinations such as Miami from Amsterdam via London Heathrow alongside increased options to fly between Paris and New York-JFK via Manchester.

Virgin Atlantic brings the UK’s Regions closer to North America

Virgin Atlantic customers can now book a wide range of additional flights at virginatlantic.com – opening up 58 new routes from 18 UK airports across the Atlantic with KLM and Air France. Examples of new route options from the UK include Edinburgh – Toronto via Amsterdam, and London Heathrow - Chicago via Paris.

More options to fly Delta

Delta is building on its successful partnerships with Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic, giving customers from these airlines more opportunity to fly on Delta’s transatlantic services. Virgin customers travelling between the United Kingdom and the US now have the choice to connect onto all of Delta’s flights over Amsterdam and Paris. Meanwhile Air France and KLM customers have additional options to fly either nonstop or via the UK on all Delta services to the US.

Virgin Atlantic, Delta and Air France–KLM are set to form an expanded joint venture later in 2019. Subject to final clearance from regulators, the airlines will be founding members of a $13bn transatlantic partnership for customers between the UK, Europe and North America, offering over 300 daily transatlantic flights, 108 non-stop routes, and over 340 destinations.

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For further press information please contact:

Virgin Atlantic press office on press.office@fly.virgin.com or call 01293 747373

Air France press office call +33 1 41 56 56 00 or visit www.airfranceklm.com

KLM press office on mediarelations@klm.com or call +31206494545

Delta Air Lines press office on Media.Delta@delta.com or call +1 404 715 2554

Notes to Editor:

1. The combined codeshare network serves 18 airports in the U.K. including: Aberdeen, Belfast, Belfast City, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Durham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Humberside, Inverness, Leeds-Bradford, London-City, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Manchester, Newcastle and Norwich.

2. Virgin Atlantic codeshare on Air France operated Flights:

UK

Via

North America

ABZ Aberdeen

BHX Birmingham

EDI Edinburgh

LHR London Heathrow

MAN Manchester

NCL Newcastle

Charles de Gaulle, Paris, France

ATL Atlanta, GA

CUN1 Cancun, Mexico

BOS Boston, MA

MEX[1] Mexico City, Mexico

DFW[2] Dallas, TX

YUL Montréal, Canada

DTW Detroit, MI

YVR Vancouver, Canada

IAD Washington D.C.

YYZ Toronto, Canada

IAH Houston, TX

JFK New York, NY

LAX Los Angeles, CA

MIA Miami, FL

MSP Minneapolis, MN

ORD Chicago, IL

SEA Seattle, WA

SFO San Francisco, CA

Virgin Atlantic codeshare on KLM operated Flights:

UK

Via

North America

ABZ Aberdeen

BHD Belfast

BHX Birmingham

BRS Bristol

CWL Cardiff

EDI Edinburgh

HUY Humberside

GLA Glasgow

INV Inverness

LBA Leeds

LCY London City

LHR London Heathrow

MAN Manchester

MME Durham

NCL Newcastle

NWI Norwich

 

Amsterdam Schiphol, Netherlands

ATL Atlanta, GA

BOS2 Boston, MA

IAD Washington D.C.

IAH Houston, TX

JFK New York, NY

LAS[3] Las Vegas, NV

LAX Los Angeles, CA

MIA Miami, FL

MSP Minneapolis, MN

ORD Chicago, IL

SFO San Francisco, CA

SLC[4] Salt Lake City, UT

MEX1 Mexico City, Mexico

YEG Edmonton, Canada

YUL Montréal, Canada

YVR Vancouver, Canada

YYC Calgary, Canada

YYZ Toronto, Canada

Virgin Atlantic codeshare on Delta operated Flights from CDG and AMS:

Europe

North America

AMS Amsterdam

Schiphol,

Netherlands

ATL Atlanta, GA

BOS Boston, MA

DTW Detroit, MI

JFK New York, NY

LAX Los Angeles, CA

MCO Orlando, FL

MSP Minneapolis, MN

PDX Portland, OR

SEA Seattle, WA

SLC Salt Lake City, UT

TPA Tampa, FL

CDG Charles de Gaulle,

Paris, France

ATL Atlanta, GA

BOS Boston, MA

CVG Cincinnati, OH

DTW Detroit, MI

IND Indianapolis, IN

JFK New York, NY

LAX Los Angeles, CA

MSP Minneapolis, MN

RDU Raleigh-Durham, NC

SEA Seattle, WA

SLC Salt Lake City, UT

3. Air France and KLM codeshare on Virgin operated Flights:

UK

North America

BFS[5] Belfast

GLA5 Glasgow

LGW5 London Gatwick

LHR London Heathrow

LHR London Heathrow

LHR London Heathrow

LHR London Heathrow

LHR London Heathrow

LHR[6] London Heathrow

LHR London Heathrow

LHR London Heathrow

LHR London Heathrow

LHR London Heathrow

MAN Manchester

MAN Manchester

MAN Manchester

MAN Manchester

MAN Manchester

MAN Manchester

MCO Orlando, FL

MCO Orlando, FL

MCO Orlando, FL

ATL Atlanta, GA

BOS Boston, MA

EWR Newark, NJ

IAD Washington D.C.

JFK New York, NY

LAS Las Vegas, NV

LAX Los Angeles, CA

MIA Miami, FL

SEA Seattle, WA

SFO San Francisco, CA

ATL Atlanta, GA

BOS Boston, MA

JFK New York, NY

LAS Las Vegas, NV

LAX Los Angeles, CA

MCO Orlando, FL

Expanded Air France and KLM codeshare on Delta operated Flights from the UK:

UK

North America

 

EDI5 Edinburgh

EDI5 Edinburgh

GLA5 Glasgow

LHR London Heathrow

LHR London Heathrow

JFK New York, NY

BOS Boston, MA

JFK New York, NY

PDX Portland, OR

SLC Salt Lake City, UT

About Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic was founded by entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson 34 years ago with innovation and customer service at its core. Today Virgin Atlantic carries 5.4 million customers annually, and was recently voted Britain’s only Global Five Star Airline by APEX two years running in the Official Airline Ratings. Headquartered in London, Virgin Atlantic employs over 10,000 people worldwide and operates a fleet of 46 aircraft serving 26 destinations across four continents. Alongside joint venture partner Delta Air Lines they operate a leading transatlantic network - offering up to 38 flights per day between the UK and US with onward connections to over 200 US and international cities. In 2019 Virgin Atlantic will take delivery of their first Airbus A350-1000 aircraft - helping to transform the fleet into one of the quietest and most fuel efficient in the sky. Virgin Atlantic recently achieved the highest sustainability ranking of any airline globally with an A- Leadership rating in the 2018 Carbon Disclosure Project performance assessment.

On May 15, 2018 Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Limited signed definitive agreements to combine the existing trans-Atlantic joint ventures. This transaction is in the process of regulatory clearance. Upon completion the airlines’ expanded joint venture will become the preferred choice for customers travelling across the Atlantic offering the most comprehensive route network, convenient flight schedules, competitive fares and reciprocal frequent flyer benefits, including the ability to earn and redeem miles across all carriers. Customers will also benefit from the co-location of facilities at key hub airports to improve connectivity and access to each carrier’s airport lounges for premium passengers.

For more information visit: www.virginatlantic.com or www.virginholidays.co.uk or via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @virginatlantic @virginholidays

A world leader with a strong European base, the Air France-KLM group's main areas of activity are passenger and cargo air transport and aircraft maintenance.

About Air France-KLM

Air France-KLM is the leading group in terms of international traffic on departure from Europe. It offers its customers access to a network covering 314 destinations in 116 countries thanks to Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Transavia. With a fleet of 548 aircraft in operation and 101.4 million passengers carried in 2018, Air France-KLM operates up to 2,300 daily flights, mainly from its hubs at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam-Schiphol.

Its Flying Blue frequent flyer programme is one of the leaders in Europe with over 15 million members.

Together with its partners Delta Air Lines and Alitalia, Air France-KLM operates the largest transatlantic joint venture with more than 275 daily flights.

The Group also offers cargo transport and aeronautical maintenance solutions.

Air France-KLM is a member of the SkyTeam alliance which has 19 member airlines, offering customers access to a global network of over 14,500 daily flights to more than 1,150 destinations in more than 175 countries.

airfranceklm.com

@AirFranceKLM

About Delta

Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in products, services, innovation, reliability and customer experience. Powered by its 80,000 people around the world, Delta continues to invest billions in its people, improving the air travel experience and generating industry-leading shareholder returns. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta offers more than 5,000 daily departures and as many as 15,000 affiliated departures including the premier SkyTeam alliance, of which Delta is a founding member. The airline serves nearly 200 million people every year, taking customers to more than 300 destinations in over 50 countries. Delta operates significant hubs and key markets at airports in the United States and worldwide in conjunction with its alliance partners. More about Delta can be found on the Delta News Hub as well as delta.com, via @DeltaNewsHub on Twitter and Facebook.com/delta.

[1] As soon as regulatory approvals permit

[2] Starts 31Mar19

[3] Starts 6Jun19

[4] Resumes 31Mar19

[5] Not available for connecting itineraries in the UK or EUR

[6] Starts 31MAR19