US Airways Customers Gain Access To Central Europe Through Codeshare Agreement With Croatia Airlines

US Airways Customers Gain Access To Central Europe Through Codeshare Agreement
                            With Croatia Airlines

PR Newswire

TEMPE, Ariz., June 27, 2012

TEMPE, Ariz., June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today US Airways (NYSE: LCC) and
Croatia Airlines announced a new bilateral codeshare agreement after receiving
approval from the Croatian Civil Aviation Agency and the U.S. Department of
Transportation. US Airways' customers will enjoy expanded service to
destinations in Croatia and the convenience of a single-ticket purchase for a
seamless travel experience. Customers traveling on Croatia Airlines will also
receive expanded access to the United States.  Flights are available for sale
on www.usairways.com for travel beginning today. US Airways' Dividend Miles
members will earn and can redeem miles when traveling on flights operated by
Croatia Airlines.

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US Airways customers will be able to connect to Zagreb on Croatia Airlines
flights from Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, London-Heathrow, Munich and
Zurich. Equally, Croatia Airlines' customers traveling from Zagreb will have
access to US Airways' East Coast hubs of Charlotte and Philadelphia when
traveling from these European destinations. Croatia Airlines will also add its
code on US Airways flights from Philadelphia to Cleveland, Detroit and St.
Louis. In the future, US Airways and Croatia Airlines intend to expand their
relationship to include flights to and from Dubrovnik and Split.

"US Airways' new codeshare agreement with Croatia Airlines will provide our
customers with expanded options to reach Zagreb, the capital of the Republic
of Croatia, with a convenient single-ticket purchase," said Andrew Nocella, US
Airways' senior vice president, marketing and planning. "As a fellow Star
Alliance member carrier, US Airways has a standing relationship with Croatia
Airlines. We look forward to strengthening this bond and expanding travel
options to our customers visiting Croatia and for Croatia Airlines customers
visiting the U.S."

"We believe that collaboration with US Airways will create a new quality of
services that satisfy passengers on both continents," said Tonko Rilovic,
executive vice president of sales, marketing, network and revenue management
for Croatia Airlines. "Joint code-share flights provide passengers with even
more favorable conditions for travel between Croatia and the United States via
the major European hubs. This intercontinental agreement is particularly
important for Croatia Airlines because it gives the company an even stronger
presence on the US market, which further improves the quality of commercial
products."

About US Airways
US Airways, along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express, operates
more than 3,200 flights per day and serves more than 200 communities in the
U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean, Central and
South America. The airline employs more than 32,000 aviation professionals
worldwide, operates the world's largest fleet of Airbus aircraft and is a
member of the Star Alliance network, which offers its customers more than
21,000 daily flights to 1,290 airports in 189 countries. Together with its US
Airways Express partners, the airline serves approximately 80 million
passengers each year and operates hubs in Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and
Phoenix, and a focus city in Washington, D.C. at Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport. Aviation Week and Overhaul & Maintenance magazine presented
US Airways with the 2012 Aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of
the Year Award for demonstrating outstanding achievement and innovation in the
area of technical operations. US Airways was the only airline included as one
of the 50 best companies to work for in the U.S. by LATINA Style magazine's 50
Report for 2010 and 2011. The airline also earned a 100 percent rating on the
Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality index for six consecutive years. The
Corporate Equality index is a leading indicator of companies' attitudes and
policies toward lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees and
customers. For more company information visit usairways.com, follow on Twitter
@USAirways or at Facebook.com/USAirways. (LCCG)

About Croatia Airlines
Croatia Airlines, the Croatian flag carrier (international label CTN, flight
label OU) was established in 1989 under the name of Zagal. The Company's Head
Office is in Zagreb (Bani 75b, 10010 Zagreb, Croatia).  Since 1992, Croatia
Airlines has been a full member in the International Air Transport Association
(IATA), and since 1998 a member of the Association of European Airlines (AEA).
On 15 December 2004, Croatia Airlines officially became a regional member of
the Star Alliance, and on 1st January 2010 a full member.

Croatia Airlines is a mid-sized European airline in constant growth. In its
more than twenty year existence, it has connected Croatian cities with the
most important European centres and, through them, the entire World. In the
summer timetable 2012 the company operates almost 100 flights per day and
connects Croatia with the 25 European destinations. In Croatia, they have
flights to Zagreb, Bol, Dubrovnik, Osijek, Pula, Rijeka, Split and Zadar.

With its modern fleet, carefully planned flight schedules geared towards the
passenger and their needs, a professional staff and a constant service
improvement program, in the air and on the ground, it is Croatia Airlines'
wish to provide more than just comfortable flights for their passengers. For
more information about the company visit the website www.croatiaairlines.hr

-Fly With US-

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