=20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SF Gate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=3D/news/archive/2003/12/17/f= inancial1641EST0261.DTL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, December 17, 2003 (AP) American, Alaska Air file to expand alliance (12-17) 13:41 PST FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- American Airlines and Alaska Airlines are seeking to expand their ability to sell tickets on each other's flights to more cities. On Wednesday, the airlines asked the U.S. Department of Transportation to expand their so-called code-sharing agreement, which lets customers of one airline earn frequent-flier miles while traveling on the other. Alaska has put its code on about 600 American flights and has had a reciprocal frequent-flier agreement with American since 1999. Under an expansion of the agreement filed Wednesday, Alaska will put its code on about 1,000 American flights, mostly in the West and Hawaii but also including some transcontinental flights. American said it will place its code on about 450 flights by Alaska Airlines and its regional partner, Horizon Air, to 30 new destinations in the West and Pacific Northwest. The changes would take effect in February if the Transportation Departme= nt approves them. Fort Worth-based American is the world's largest carrier, with more than 3,900 daily flights including its American Eagle and AmericanConnection regional subsidiaries. Alaska and its Horizon unit serve 85 cities in 49 states, Canada and Mexico. Shares of American's parent, Fort Worth-based AMR Corp., closed up 10 cents at $12.62, and shares of Alaska Air Group Inc. slipped 21 cents to $26.49. On the Net: www.amrcorp.com www.alaskaair.com =20 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2003 AP