oneworld has welcomed final approval by the US Department of Transportation (DOT) of the application for anti-trust immunity (ATI) for the alliance’s transatlantic carriers American Airlines, British Airways, Finnair, Iberia and Royal Jordanian. Finnair has been a oneworld member for over ten years.

The approval frees oneworld to compete on a level playing field with the other global alliances, enabling oneworld’s carriers to implement their plans to strengthen competition across the Atlantic.

“To our customers this improved cooperation will bring more destinations with better connections, wider price range and also enhanced frequent flyer benefits,” says Paavo Virkkunen, responsible for Finnair’s oneworld alliance relations.

The DOT’s approval follows last week’s approval by the European Commission of the American, BA and Iberia Joint Business Agreement that allows wide commercial cooperation as well as cooperation in production.

Finnair Plc
Communication
21.7.2010

Further information: Paavo Virkkunen, responsible for Finnair’s oneworld
alliance relations, tel. 358 9 818 8580 or Finnair Media Desk, tel. 358 9 818
4020, comms(a)finnair.fi

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