A code-share agreement has been signed by Air France with Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. With this agreement, Air France passengers will be able to fly to 18 fresh destinations in the Western United States and Alaska on flights operated by these two carriers under the code of Air France.

The new destinations on offer are: Fairbanks (Alaska), Anchorage (Alaska), Juneau (Alaska), Ketchikan (Alaska), Boise (Idaho), Bozeman (Montana), Kalispell (Montana), Missoula (Montana), Medford (Oregon), Portland (Oregon), Redmond (Oregon), Eugene (Oregon), Pasco (Washington), Pullman (Washington), Spokane (Washington), Bellingham (Washington), Reno (Nevada) and Sacramento (California).

Horizon Air or Alaska Airlines will offer services to these destinations with flight schedules that offers easy and quick links with Air France transatlantic flights between Paris-CDG and Seattle.

Passengers will be able to book tickets for these destinations from the 15th of December for flights scheduled to start operating on January 5, 2008.

Air France's Vice President International Affairs and Alliances, Dominique Patry, said, "With currently close to 140 U.S. destinations served with our own aircraft and crew or by our American partners, we are further enhancing the quality of our service between Europe and the U.S.

Our objective is to rank among the leading operators on the transatlantic routes. Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM, Northwest, Alitalia and CSA Czech Airlines' application for antitrust immunity with the U.S. Department of Transportation and our recent signing of a joint venture agreement with Delta Air Lines also form part of this strategy".