UNITED AIRLINES and US AIRWAYS are moving quickly to implement their marketing alliance following approval by the Department of Transportation last week. The first tangible benefit of the alliance for customers will from next weekend when members of either carrier”s airport club programme will be able to use each of the airline”s lounges. Codeshare flights will be introduced during the first quarter of 2003. This is expected to include UA routes into Heathrow and US into Gatwick, which complement each other. The two airlines” networks generally complement each other, United”s presence in the western US, Europe, Asia and Latin America whilst US Airways” extensive service in the eastern US and rapidly growing system in the Caribbean/ The airlines are barred from codesharing on certain non-stop routes and engaging in a pricing conduct that could provide a vehicle for "signalling and collusion", according to the DoT
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