Malév Presence Dramatically Expanded to 12 American Cities!

Malév Presence Dramatically Expanded to 12 American Cities!

The Malév route network is growing with the addition of new USA
destinations. Effective May 2nd, oneworld founder airline American
Airlines is adding the Malév commercial code to 12 of its destinations,
which means Malév passengers can now book seats on North American routes
directly. Connections integrate seamlessly into the direct Malév New
York- Budapest service.

Thanks to the code-share cooperation of the two airlines, Malév is in
effect given a direct role in American domestic air transport. Malév
codes are featured on 36 domestic AA flights each day. This enhanced
presence is of huge marketing value on the North American continent
beyond the immediate commercial yields it brings. For passengers, it
provides the enormous benefit of rapid travel and simplified
arrangements allowing, for instance, the distance between Los
Angeles-Budapest to be covered by AA and Malév flights in around 17
hours, with a convenient same-terminal connection in New York.

Cities accessible with Malév codes include: Baltimore (Maryland), Boston
(Massachusetts), Cleveland (Ohio), Dallas/Fort Worth (Texas), Miami
(Florida), Orlando (Florida), Raleigh/Durham (North Carolina), San Diego
(California), San Francisco (California), Seattle (Washington), St.
Louis (Missouri) and Washington (DC). From May 2nd, all of these
destinations become available as an extension of the Malév New York
service and with a single connection via AA Terminal 8 at JFK. Under the
terms of an earlier agreement, Malév codes already appear on American
Airlines domestic flights from Los Angeles and Chicago.

AA and Malév collaboration started in January 2006, when the two
airlines signed a pro rata agreement guaranteeing passengers discounted
fares on each other's networks and coordinating their interline e-ticket
systems. The Open Sky agreement between the EU and the USA, which comes
into effect on 30 March 2008, allows code-share cooperation to be
broadened. The new USA destinations are already available with Malév
codes appearing in the various GDS reservation systems.

In addition to the American Airlines domestic flights, Malév codes have
also been added to several American Airlines routes operating between
the USA and Europe. Flights operated by American between New
York/Chicago and Rome, Paris and Brussels are accessible with a
Malév-coded ticket, as are flights between Chicago and Frankfurt. Malév
operates several flights per day between all of these European cities
and Budapest. These services also bear the code of American Airlines.

EVA E. VOISIN,
Attorney at Law