ONEWORLD WELCOMES TAM AND US AIRWAYS

摘要

Tam airlines and us airways officially joined oneworld on March 31 at a signing ceremony and aircraft reveal at Sao Paulo's Congonhas Airport, adding nearly 100 destinations to the alliance's network. The two carriers ended their membership in the Star Alliance on the previous day. The alliance musical chairs was the result of the merger between LAN Airlines and TAM in June 2012, which created the LATAM Airline Group and the fusion of US Airways with American Airlines in December of 2013. Noting the significance of their transition the new chairman of oneworld's Governing Board, Willie Walsh, said, "The addition of TAM and US Airways represents the biggest single day of growth since the alliance started 15 years ago. We believe it is the single biggest day for any of the alliances. Brazil is one of the most important markets for all airlines and we know in Brazil we now have a partner with an excellent network."