Northwest, MAS sign accord

Northwest, MAS sign accord

MINNEAPOLIS (AFP): Northwest Airlines and Malaysia Airlines on
Thursday announced a marketing alliance that will enable them to
coordinate schedules and reservations between their two flight
networks.

Northwest also said it plans to inaugurate service to Kuala
Lumpur on Feb. 25, operating flights three times a week from
Detroit via Osaka and becoming the only U.S. airline to serve
Malaysia.

Malaysian Airlines currently operates flights between Los
Angeles and Kuala Lumpur and between Newark, New Jersey and Kuala
Lumpur.

A memorandum of understanding between the two carriers
provides for joint marketing and sales programs, coordinated
scheduling and code-sharing.

Through code-sharing passengers can travel under a single
flight code one more than one airline on different portions of a
flight.