Aer Lingus to code-share on Washington to Madrid route

Aer Lingus has formalized its code-share agreement with United Airlines to jointly operate scheduled service between Washington Dulles and Madrid, Spain.

The service will launch March 28th and it is anticipated that additional routes may be made available for sale during 2010 to commence operation in Summer 2011.

Both carriers will equally share the commercial and operational benefits and risk, with Aer Lingus managing the operational aspects of the new partnership services and United Airlines taking responsibility for managing revenue generation. The Partnership route structure will be sold under both Aer Lingus and United Airlines codes and will leverage both parties' network capabilities.