. Alitalia officials will "immediately" join the joint venture's working groups responsible for sales, frequent flyer programs and several other areas, according to a statement. "Alitalia also will be included in all joint venture initiatives, including
joint sales contracts, which launched in January 2009." According to the carriers, the JV now encompasses 26 percent of transatlantic capacity with 250 daily flights, including various codeshare flights to and from Alitalia's Rome hub.
Alitalia in 2009 signed a new dealwith and agreed to sell a minority stake to Air France KLM.