American Airlines and WestJet announce interline agreement

American Airlines and WestJet Airlines entered (19-Oct-2010) into an interline agreement providing American Airlines connecting services to 25 new Canadian cities not currently served by American or American Eagle. The connections will first be available through the six gateways in Canada currently served by American or American Eagle - Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, Halifax and Ottawa. American and WestJet expect to implement a second phase of their interline relationship in Dec-2010 that will add additional connecting opportunities through WestJet's nonstop US services to Canadian cities. The agreement represents WestJet's first interline with a US carrier. [more]