TACA, Lufthansa Ponder Joint Services

TACA and Lufthansa intend to cooperate closely in future under a memorandum of understanding signed by representatives of the two airlines. Their objective, among others, is to begin codesharing on national and international routes.

With an eye on future cooperation, TACA and Lufthansa are also testing other benefits for their customers such as pooling frequent flyer programs, closely coordinating their flight schedules and mutual lounge access.

“Future partnership with TACA will allow us to offer customers shortly an array of new destinations in Latin America and expand our global network,” said Jens Bischof, Vice President The Americas Lufthansa. “Our passengers should be able to profit possibly this year from cooperation with the quality carrier, TACA,” added Gotz Ahmelmann, Lufthansa Vice President Alliances, Strategy & Subsidiaries.

“TACA is immensely pleased at the prospect of cooperation with one of the world’s leading carriers like Lufthansa,” observed Alex Benitez, TACA Vice President for Planning. “With the signing of this memorandum of understanding, we are committed to doing our utmost towards meeting the requirements of our customers and ensuring that better day-to-day service awaits them in future.”