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China Airlines And Alitalia Announce Code-Share Cooperation
China Airlines And Alitalia Announce Code-Share Cooperation On Taipei-Bangkok-Rome Service

Oct. 27, 2003, Taipei, Taiwan- China Airlines and Alitalia are inaugurating a code-share cooperation on the Taipei-Bangkok-Rome route, starting October 27. The code-share service will be initially on 3 weekly flights using an A340-300 aircraft, and will increase to 4 flights per week from the week of November 17 subject to government approval. This China Airlines code-share cooperation comes on the heels of a separate code-share cooperation with Delta Air Lines, which began June 1,2003.

The benefits of code-share include providing more convenient travel arrangements for passengers, and reducing operating costs for airlines. Participating airlines require joint commitment on flight safety, service and operations through lengthy negotiation and thorough audit. According to the cooperation model between China Airlines and Alitalia, China Airlines will operate the flights, and Alitalia will place the code AZ7681/7680 on China Airlines flight CI067/068. Through the cooperation, Alitalia can expand its network and enter the Taiwan market. At the same time, China Airlines can increase its traffic of European passengers to Taiwan and to Southeast Asia.

In the future, airports in Taipei, Bangkok and Rome will display both China Airlines and Alitalia codes on these flights. China Airlines has extensively prepared for the new code-share cooperation. In order to welcome more Italian passengers on these flights, additional Italian inflight announcements, magazines, newspapers, movies, evacuation video, as well as Alitalia!|s in-flight magazine will be available on board. Italian wine and cuisine will also be served. Menu in Italian version will be served to passengers of First and Business classes. China Airlines also plans to recruit Italian-speaking flight attendants to be dedicated on these code-share flights.

China Airlines inaugurated its Taipei-Rome service with 2 weekly flights in 1995. The frequency was increased to 3 flights per week in March 2002. In August 2003, the stop in Abu Dhabi was moved to Bangkok, and CAL can pick up and carry passengers on all sectors of the route. Taipei-Rome service is always an important route connecting Taiwan and Europe.

China Airlines currently has code-share cooperations with Alitalia, Delta Air Lines, Vietnam Airlines and Garuda Indonesia. The cooperation with Alitalia will enhance China Airlines standing with the European airline industry. China Airlines operates a fleet of 59 passenger and cargo aircraft, and it flies to 44 destinations in 21 nations.