American Airlines Applauds U.S. Department of Transportation Approval of Its Reciprocal Codeshare Agreement With Hainan Airlines of the People's Republic of China

FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- American Airlines, a founding member of oneworld®, today publicly thanked the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for granting its request to approve a reciprocal codeshare agreement with Hainan Airlines of the People's Republic of China.

"This decision comes after Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping appeared at the White House on Tuesday with President Barack Obama, who stressed that the U.S. is focused on building a better economic and strategic relationship between the two nations," said Will Ris, American's Senior Vice President – Government Affairs. "In this spirit, American applauds the president and DOT for their approval of the proposed codeshare relationship between American and Hainan Airlines, China's fourth largest carrier.

"This new codeshare relationship will promote travel and tourism and further strengthen economic and cultural ties between the U.S. and China," Ris added. "A codeshare relationship will allow American and Hainan to efficiently connect Chinese air travelers from cities throughout China to the U.S. via Beijing and Shanghai. Similarly, the approval will create more convenient travel options for U.S. consumers when traveling to China."

With this approval, Hainan will be able to display the AA* designator code on its flights between the U.S. and China (currently Seattle-Beijing) and on its flights within China beyond American's Beijing and Shanghai gateways. In addition, American may now display the HU* code on its flights between the U.S. and China (currently Chicago-Beijing, Chicago-Shanghai and Los Angeles-Shanghai) and on flights operated by American within the U.S. beyond Hainan's Seattle gateway.

About American Airlines

American Airlines, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® carrier serve 260 airports in more than 50 countries and territories with, on average, more than 3,300 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 900 aircraft. American's award-winning website, AA.com®, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members and members-elect serve more than 900 destinations with more than 10,000 daily flights to 149 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com, and AAdvantage are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. AMR Corporation common stock trades under the symbol "AAMRQ" on the OTCQB marketplace, operated by OTC Markets Group.

AMR Corporation, and certain of its United States-based subsidiaries, including American Airlines, Inc. and AMR Eagle Holding Corporation, on Nov. 29 filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 reorganization in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. More information about the Chapter 11 filing is available on the Internet at http://aa.com/restructuring.

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SOURCE American Airlines

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