Finnair has announced an expanded codeshare arrangement with American Airlines covering flights from the US to Mexico.
The two Oneworld carriers have agreed to add Finnair’s code on American’s flights from its Dallas-Fort Worth hub to 12 cities in Mexico, including Mexico City, Monterrey, Cancun, Guadalajara, Mérida, Oaxaca and Puerto Vallarta.
Finnair flies from Helsinki to Dallas-Fort Worth up to seven times per week during the current winter schedule, with frequency on the route rising to 11 flights per week this summer.
Fredrik Wildtgrube, Finnair’s SVP of alliances and airline partnerships, said: “The co-operation opens up a comprehensive choice of destinations for our customers to Mexico, which is a popular travel destination from Finland and elsewhere in Northern Europe, especially during the winter.”
The two carriers are part of the longstanding Atlantic Joint Business network, which also includes IAG-owned airlines British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus and LEVEL.
“The expansion will give customers more convenient connections on American’s expansive network from Mexico to Finland and beyond,” added Anmol Bhargava, American Airlines’ vice president of partnerships.
Codeshare flights to Mexico, which are operated by American Airlines and its subsidiary Envoy Air, will start from 23 January and went on sale on Monday (13 January).
The full list of destinations from Dallas-Fort Worth covered by the codeshare is: Guanajuato, Monterrey, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Cancun, Cozumel, Guadalajara, Mexico City, Mérida, Oaxaca, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro and San José del Cabo airports.