Delta and Aerolineas Argentinas Codeshare Agreed

Delta Air Lines and Aerolineas Argentinas have confirmed a codesharing agreement for flights connecting Miami and Atlanta to Buenos Aires as well as service to 14 US destinations, eight domestic destinations in Argentina, three flights to Canada and flights to Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The partnership is part of the closer ties the Argentine carrier is developing with its SkyTeam partners ahead of its entry into the global alliance next year.

"Since 1997, Delta's presence in South America has grown significantly. Today we offer 95 weekly non-stop flights to eight countries in South America, and a total of 1,083 weekly flights to Latin America and the Caribbean. This new agreement with Aerolineas Argentinas is key to our strategy, and will help us solidify and expand our network to, from and within Argentina and will allow us to provide service to all countries in the Southern Cone," said Ed Bastian, President, Delta Air Lines.

This arrangement is due to come into effect in the final quarter of this year, subject to government approvals. It will enable Delta to sell connecting services on Aerolineas Argentinas flights to eight Argentine destinations: Calafate, Cordoba, Iguazu, Mendoza, Rio Grande, Rosario, San Carlos de Bariloche, and Ushuaia, the capital city of Tierra del Fuego Province. Additional destinations in South America include: Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, Brazil; Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Santiago de Chile, Chile; Asuncion, Paraguay; and Montevideo, Uruguay.

Meanwhile, Aerolineas Argentinas will be able to sell services to 14 additional US destinations and three Canadian destinations. The US domestic destinations are: Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Juan, Seattle and Washington DC, while Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver are the three points in Canada.