American Airlines and China Southern are seeking to
codeshare on 29 routes.
The airlines on Sept. 28 submitted a request to the
Department of Transportation for approval of the codeshares. They have proposed
an Oct. 29 start date.
American would affix its code to 14 China Southern flights
from Beijing, including flights to Guangzhou, Chengdu, Xi’an and Hangzhou.
China Southern would affix its code to nine American
destinations from Los Angeles, among them Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston Bush
Intercontinental, Charlotte, Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare, Mexico City and
Tucson.
China Southern would also codeshare on American flights from
San Francisco to Phoenix, Philadelphia, Chicago and Dallas/Fort Worth and on
American flights from Toronto to Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago.
The carriers formed a partnership in late March, a deal in
which American took a 2.9% stake in China Southern, the country's largest
airline.