SriLankan Airlines partners with American Airlines to enhance connectivity across North America and Europe

SriLankan Airlines has re-established a codeshare arrangement with American Airlines last month, which is expected to offer customers enhanced connectivity and travel options across North America and Europe.

A media release from the national carrier said that this strategic partnership would allow the placement of the SriLankan Airlines’ code on American Airlines’ flights to US cities Miami and New York via the airline’s European points in London and Paris; Dallas-Fort Worth via the airline’s hubs in Paris and Frankfurt; and Los Angeles and Chicago via the airline’s hub in London.

Of these US cities, Dallas-Fort Worth is a new addition to the SriLankan Airlines’ route network, as existing codeshare agreements with Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways have afforded the airline’s passengers flight options to the rest of the cities via Doha and Abu Dhabi respectively up to now. The SriLankan Airlines route network covers 121 cities in 55 countries with the addition of Dallas-Fort Worth.

Richard Nuttall, acting Chief Executive Officer/Chief Commercial Officer of SriLankan Airlines stated, “We are pleased to reinstate our codeshare partnership with American Airlines as SriLankan Airlines continues to expand its operations in Europe. This will introduce multiple new sectors and flight options to our growing network and allow our customers the option of convenient connections to several cities in North America via London, Paris or Frankfurt.”