JetBlue, Lufthansa team up on Hub service

JetBlue Airways and Lufthansa said they have unveiled a new relationship that links their two networks via Boston and New York.

The so-called code-sharing relationship between JetBlue and Lufthansa "expands the reach of both carriers, giving customers more choice in travel and providing JetBlue customers with new access to Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia," the two airlines said in a press release.

Under a code-sharing arrangement, passengers traveling to or from 12 JetBlue cities can book JetBlue and Lufthansa flights on a single ticket, a Lufthansa spokesperson said.

"Worldwide connections to such popular destinations as Bangkok; Barcelona; Dubai; Johannesburg; Mumbai; Paris; Rome; and Tel Aviv are now available daily via Boston and New York/JFK, where customers transfer seamlessly between domestic JetBlue flights and transatlantic services operated by Lufthansa," the release said. "JetBlue and Lufthansa intend to further expand their codeshare in 2010 by adding more JetBlue destinations to the agreement." (Globe Staff)