JetBlue Airways and Lufthansa today announced that they have signed a codeshare agreement that will connect the German airline's international network to 12 JetBlue destinations, including gateways in Boston and New York.
The carriers said they filed the request today with the U.S. Department of Transportation. Once authorized, the carriers will launch the codeshare on 12 of JetBlue's destinations in the United States and Puerto Rico and 180 European, Middle Eastern, African and Asian destinations served by Lufthansa. The carriers expect codeshare flights to be available for sale through both carriers' Web sites and travel agencies in early October.
The codeshare agreement is the next step in the evolving relationship between the two carriers, which began in late 2007 when Lufthansa agreed to take a 19 percent stake in the U.S.-based carrier. Since then, the carriers have suggested evolving the relationship from a purely financial one to include more strategic components
(BTNonline, Dec. 13, 2007).