United Air to Replace Delta in Code-Share with Virgin Australia

Virgin Australia Group agreed to a code-sharing arrangement with United Airlines Holdings Inc., replacing a partnership with Delta Air Lines Inc.

The new deal will expand travel opportunities for the airlines’ customers in the U.S., Australia, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America, United and Virgin Australia said in a statement Monday. The arrangement, which will take effect early next year, will allow passengers of each carrier to earn loyalty program points from the other airline and make it easier to book connecting tickets between the carriers.