Asiana Airlines, ANA agree to expand code sharing

Asiana Airlines, one of Korea? two flag carriers, said it has agreed with All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) to expand their code-sharing agreement to cover all Korea-Japan routes starting early next year.

nder the new accord, the two airlines will expand code-sharing for flights on 18 routes from the current six ones starting in February and strengthen their strategic alliance in sales, operations and personnel exchanges, Asiana said in a statement.

Code sharing, a commercial agreement between two airlines, allows one company to put its identification code on another airline? flights in computerized reservations systems in a bid to boost revenue by effectively enlarging their flight and destination networks.

Japan second-largest airline can offer flight services to major Korean cities, including Seoul, Busan and Jeju. Busan is the nation's southeastern port city and Jeju is the country? southernmost island.