Dela Air Lines and Alaska Air Group have made an agreement to amend their marketing deal to make the carriers preferred alliance partners on the US west coast. This amended deal will offer significant benefits to passengers, which include: supporting the launch of Delta Air Lines’ new long-haul Latin American and trans-Pacific routes from that coast; expanding connecting opportunities to and from Horizon Air and Alaska Airlines hubs and focus destinations; and enhancing the global frequent flyer and lounge reciprocal relationship between the two airlines.

Richard Anderson the Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines, said that Alaska Air Group is a great alliance partner for the carrier, as they pair their expansive global network with the leading presence of Alaska Air Group on the western coast in order to build an international growth platform from the west. Building on their existing marketing alliance deal, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, and Horizon Air will be able to provide customers with more capacity and departures from the west than any other carrier in the United States.

The expanded marketing alliance between these airlines builds on the existing alliance that was launched 4 years ago, in 2004. It also builds on the relation between Alaska Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and Horizon Air, which has lasted for over 20 years. Right now, code share flights by Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines extends to over 100 markets that are served by Alaska Air Group, and code share flights by Alaska Airlines extends to over 30 markets that are served by Delta Air Lines.

Find out more about these airlines at: www.delta.com -or- www.alaskaair.com