ANA and TAM airlines announce code sharing agreement
21-Sep-2010 ANA and TAM Airlines announced today that the two Star Alliance carriers will bolster their relationship through a new code sharing agreement beginning October 15, 2010, subject to government approval.
Both carriers will cooperate through code sharing to connect Tokyo and Sao Paulo via London. TAM Airlines will place its JJ flight code on ANA flights between Tokyo's Narita and London's Heathrow. ANA will place its NH flight code on TAM flights between London's Heathrow and Sao Paulo's Guarulhos.
The code sharing will increase both airlines' presence in each other's market, as well provide seamless travel to the customers to further cities in Asia and South America via Tokyo and Sao Paulo respectively. Since May 2010, members of both airlines' frequent flyer programs, "ANA Mileage Club" and "TAM Fidelidade", already became to accrue and redeem miles with either airline.
"The cooperation with TAM Airlines will enable us to connect Sao Paulo, South America's largest business market, and ANA's major international hub in Tokyo, enhancing our position in the South America market. Through code sharing service, both ANA and TAM Airlines will be able to offer the customers a greater opportunity to travel between Asia and South America." said Keisuke Okada, ANA's Executive Vice President, Alliances and International Affairs.
"We are strengthening our presence in Asia and we are very pleased with this partnership with ANA, allowing us to offer our customers a smooth and integrated travel experience", said Paulo Castello Branco, TAM Airlines' Vice President, Commercial and Planning, adding that recently TAM announce the expansion of its presence in the region through a new back office in Hong Kong.