Codeshare agreement

The code-sharing (code - sharing ) is a process in air traffic, in which two or more airlines share a scheduled flight. Each of the companies involved leads this flight under its own flight number, the code. Code sharing is therefore a special form of interlining. Most of this process is applied within economically related alliances, such as Star Alliance, Oneworld Alliance or SkyTeam. It allows airlines to fly, they do not even perform yourself. These are only partners and marketing carrier be named. Thus its route network expanded considerably on superficial examination. For each operating airline, which is also known as Operating Carrier, also results in generally better utilization of their flights.

The passenger benefits from the fact that he can book with his usual airline in their own language and its own currency and pay and complain to problems there. A disadvantage may arise for passengers who are carried by an airline that they have not booked. This may not correspond to the desired quality standard or take supplements for certain services, which are usually present in the original company booked already in the price.

In the ticket, the flight number of the company is noted that issued it. On the scoreboard in the airport are usually both flight numbers, possibly rotating, appears. From flight plans can be code share flights that are not operated by the airline itself, usually at the footnote " is performed by " recognize (english operated by ) as well as to the often high, four-digit flight number.

Meanwhile, there are fewer and fewer code-sharing agreement in which fixed seating quotas are administered ( "Blocked Space Agreements" ). The reservation systems also allow " Free Sale Agreements" within which both (or many ) partners as long as can book under its own flight number until all seats are sold. Mostly the flight company carrying on has better access than their partners.

Example

  • The Lufthansa flight LH404 from Frankfurt to lead John F. Kennedy International Airport and is carried out by Lufthansa. United Airlines operates the same flight under flight number UA8843.
  • The Air France flight AF1419 leads from Frankfurt to Paris and is performed by Air France. Delta Air Lines operates the same flight under flight number DL8357. Aeromexico carries out the same flight under flight number AM8019.
  • The Delta Air Lines flight DL017 leads from Paris to New York and is also performed by Delta Air Lines. Air France operates the same flight under flight number AF8990. Aeromexico carries out the same flight under flight number AM5979.

Here you will find triple code sharing instead: Air France takes over the flight from Frankfurt to Paris. Delta Air Lines takes over the flight from Paris to New York. In order to jointly offer a flight from Frankfurt to New York, the two airlines share the places on the legs. The Aeromexico however, does not perform the two flights themselves - they simply buy only add a quota to offer the route can, without having to fly itself.

Code sharing between different transport

In Europe in particular, it is possible that airlines offer code sharing, but the trip takes place with other modes of transportation.

When AIRail service of Deutsche Bahn certain ICE trains between Stuttgart Hbf and Cologne Central Station and the mainline railway station at Frankfurt Airport have simultaneously a Lufthansa flight number, for example, runs the ICE 670 348 same as Lufthansa flight LH Technically, the train as a flight -treated, ie the traveler can book a plane ticket already from a train station and gives his luggage in Frankfurt on Lufthansa switches in the terminal T on. For this reason, different train stations in Europe specially assigned IATA code.

An economy class ticket is usually treated as second - class ticket, business class or first class ticket, however, entitled to ride in 1st class. In the train for the code-sharing users own seat quotas are often held.

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