Code Share and Interline
Code Sharing
Code Sharing is an aviation term which denotes an agreement between the two airlines. It refers to a practice where a flight operated by one airline is jointly marketed as a flight for one or more other airlines. The term "code" refers to the identifier used in flight schedule, generally the 2-character IATA airline designator code and flight number. Air Astana’s IATA code is “KC”.
Under a code sharing agreement participating airlines can present a common flight number for several reasons, including:
• Connecting flights - This provides clearer routing for the passenger, allowing a passenger to book and travel from point A to C through point B under one carrier's code, instead of a passenger booking from point A to B under one code, and from point B to C under another code.
• For both airlines to synchronize their flight schedules and coordinate luggage handling, which makes transfers between connecting flights easier.
• Flights from both airlines that fly the same route. This provides an apparent increase in the frequency of service on the route by one airline.
• Perceived service to unserved markets. This provides a method for airlines who do not operate their own aircraft on a given route to gain exposure in the market through display of their flight numbers.
Under a code sharing agreement, the airline that actually operates the flight (the one providing the plane, the crew and the ground handling services) is called the operating carrier. The airline or airlines that sell tickets for that flight but don't actually operate it are called marketing carriers.
Air Astana has code-sharing agreements with the following airlines:
| № | Operating Carrier | Marketing Carrier |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KLM | Air Astana |
| 2 | Austrian Airlines | Air Astana |
| 3 | Air Baltic | Air Astana |
| 4 | Asiana Airlines | Air Astana |
Interline Partners
Air Astana has Interline partnership agreements with the airlines listed below.
Interline agreements allow for either airline to sell the others flight route under the one issued ticket. Such an agreement allows for passenger’s baggage to be checked-in for the entire journey.
| Adria Airways Aeroflot Aerosvit Airlines Air Canada Air China Air Baltic Air Malta Air Moldova Air Zimbabwe Alitalia All Nippon Airways Asiana Airlines Atlasjet Austrian Airlines Azerbaijan Hava Yollary Bulgaria Air Bangkok Airways Biman Bangladesh Airlines Bulgaria Air Blue Panorama Ailines British Airways British Midland Airways Brussels Airlines Cathay Pacific Airways China Airlines China Eastern Airlines China Southern Airlines Continental Airlines Cubana Croatia Airlines Cyprus Airways Czech Airlines |
Daallo Airlines Delta Airlines Dragonair East African Safari Air Egypt Air EL AL Israel Airlines Emirates Estonian Air Etihad Airways EVA Airways FLY BE Garuda Indonesia Georgian Airways Hahn Air Hapag Lloyd Hainan Airlines Hong Kong Airlines & Hong Kong Express Indian Airlines Iran Air Japan Airlines Jat Airways Jet Airways (India) Kingfisher Airlines Kenya Airways KLM Korean Airlines Kuwait Airways LOT - Polish Airlines Lufthansa Malaysian Airline Malev Hungarian Airlines Middle East Airlines |
Mongolian Airlines Northwest Airlines Olympic Airlines Oman Air Philippine Airlines Qantas Airways Qatar Airways Royal Brunei Sdn.Bhd. Royal Jordanian Saudi Arabian Airlines Siem Reap Airways International Siberia Airlines Singapore Airline Srilankan Airlines Syrian Arab Airlines Tarom Romanian Airlines Thai Airways Transaero Airlines Turkish Airlines Ukrainian Mediterranean United Airlines Uzbekistan Airways Vietnam Airlines Vladivostok Air |
