Codeshare on Express flights begins

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Thursday, July 24, 2003

1/US Airways and United have deepened their code share
relationship and are now code sharing on more than
2,400 daily departures, including transatlantic flights
and flights operated by each airline's express
carriers.

United's code now is on flights operated by US Airways
throughout our system, and US Airways Express carrier
Piedmont Airlines from Charlotte and Washington Reagan
National Airport. US Airways' code now appears on
United flights from San Francisco to Hong Kong and
United Express carrier SkyWest flights out of San
Francisco.

US Airways' code now appears on United Express carrier
SkyWest flights to San Francisco and Seattle from
Boise, Idaho; Eugene and Portland, Ore.; Spokane,
Wash.; and Fresno, Monterrey, Santa Barbara and
Sacramento, Calif.

Transatlantic code sharing has also begun. The US*
designator code now appears on United flights from
Washington Dulles to Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris.
The UA* designator appears on US Airways flights from
Philadelphia to Rome, Madrid, Paris and Amsterdam.

Code sharing on express carriers and transatlantic
flights broadens the relationship between US Airways
and United. These important next steps illustrate a
commitment from both carriers and will continue to
generate revenue opportunities for US Airways and
United, said Bruce Ashby, senior vice president -
Alliances & President - US Airways Express.

US Airways and United Airlines began their code share
relationship on Jan. 7, 2003. Since then, customers
traveling on either carrier can reserve and redeem
award travel on either carrier, access airport lounges
operated by both carriers, and enjoy the benefits of
through check-in.
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