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American Airlines and Air Sahara to Offer Expanded Travel Network and Award Destinations

Posted on: Tuesday, 8 November 2005, 15:00 CST

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Airlines and Air Sahara announce a fully reciprocal frequent flyer agreement. Beginning Nov. 15, the two airlines will feature reciprocal frequent flyer privileges that allow members of American's AAdvantage(R) program to earn and redeem miles when traveling on flights operated by Air Sahara, one of the fastest- growing private sector airlines in India. Likewise, members of the Air Sahara Cosmos program may earn and redeem miles when traveling on flights operated by American.

In addition, subject to government approvals, American plans to put its AA code on Air Sahara flights to 26 destinations including Delhi, offering a more seamless customer experience to its customers traveling to India and beyond. Air Sahara, in turn, will place its S2 code on American's transatlantic flights between Delhi and Chicago O'Hare and select destinations beyond Chicago.

"Our agreements with Air Sahara will broaden American's network in South Asia and will position AA to compete very effectively in this region," said Henry C. Joyner, American's Senior Vice President-Planning. "We will now offer our customers and AAdvantage members more convenience, more travel options, and access to Delhi and beyond."

As a special promotion, AAdvantage members can earn an additional 7,500 bonus miles on select economy class fares or 15,000 bonus miles in First Class for round-trip travel on nonstop service completed between Chicago and Delhi, Nov. 15, 2005, through Feb. 15, 2006. Simply register before you fly, either online at http://www.aa.com/offers or by calling the AAdvantage Dial-In(R) system at 1-800-882-8880. Follow the prompts and, when asked, enter Promotion Code DEL15. Complete terms and conditions for this offer are available at http://www.aa.com/offers .

About Air Sahara

Air Sahara, based in Delhi, was formed in 1993 and is part of the Sahara India Pariwar conglomerate. The airline operates 132 flights per day to 23 destinations throughout India. In addition, Air Sahara offers flights to Colombo (Sri Lanka); Kathmandu (Nepal); and Singapore.

About the AAdvantage Travel Awards Program

The American Airlines AAdvantage(R) program, which began in 1981, is the original and now the largest travel awards program, with more than 50 million members. Members currently can earn miles with more than 1,500 participating companies. In 2004, members redeemed approximately 129 billion miles to claim in excess of 4 million awards to over 850 AAdvantage program award destinations worldwide. For more information and a listing of AAdvantage program participating companies, visit http://www.aa.com/aadvantage .

About American Airlines

American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and AmericanConnection(R) serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,900 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld(SM) Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 600 destinations in over 135 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation . AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com and AAdvantage are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc.

AmericanAirlines(R) We know why you fly(SM) Current AMR Corp. releases can be accessed on the Internet. The address is http://www.aa.com/

AMERICAN AIRLINES AND AIR SAHARA TO OFFER EXPANDED TRAVEL NETWORK AND AWARD

DESTINATIONS Backgrounder

American Airlines will begin the only daily non-stop service from Chicago O'Hare to Delhi, India beginning Nov. 15. Here is the flight schedule:

Cities Departure Arrival ORD - DEL 7:40 p.m. 9:35 p.m. (Next Day) DEL - ORD 12:55 a.m. 5:20 a.m.

It's one more way American is making Chicago a gateway to the world. And once customers reach Delhi, they can use Air Sahara to fly to 23 destinations within India, including Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai, plus, 3 other South Asian destinations. Book ORD - DEL flights online at AA.com or call American Airlines reservations specialists at 1-800-433-7300.

A Current List of Indian Cities Served By Air Sahara: Srinagar Gorakhpur Bhubaneshwar Bangalore Dibrugarh Patna Mumbai Chennai Guwahati Allahabad Pune Coimbatore Lucknow Ahmedabad Hyderabad Kochi Jaipur Ranchi Vishakhapatnam Delhi Varanasi Kolkata Goa Earn AAdvantage Bonus Miles to Delhi

American Airlines proudly announces new daily nonstop service between Chicago O'Hare and Delhi, India, beginning November 15. To celebrate, AAdvantage members can earn bonus miles each time they fly round-trip between Chicago and Delhi from November 15, 2005 through February 15, 2006. Simply register before you fly, either online at AA.com/offers or by calling the AAdvantage Dial-In system at 1-800-882-8880. Follow the prompts and, when asked, enter Promotion Code DEL15.:

* 15,000 bonus miles for round-trip travel in First or Business Class * 7,500 bonus miles for round-trip travel in selected Economy Class fares (fares booked in Y, B, H, and K) Bonus miles may be earned an unlimited number of times.

AMERICAN AIRLINES AND AIR SAHARA PARTNER TO OFFER EXPANDED TRAVEL NETWORK AND

AWARD DESTINATIONS Terms and Conditions:

AAdvantage bonus mile offer is valid on American Airlines operated nonstop flights between ORD and DEL, November 15, 2005 through February 15, 2006. Offer applies only to AAdvantage members who purchase and fly on eligible published fare tickets. Bonus miles will be awarded based on the booking class purchased and do not count toward elite status qualification. For the purpose of this bonus, a round trip is defined as travel in the same purchased booking class for both the departure and the return flight segments. Registration prior to travel is required.

Redeem AAdvantage Miles for award travel Example - From North America to Indian sub-continent Type Of Travel Miles Economy Class 75K miles (round trip) Business Class 135K miles (round trip) First Class 180K miles (round trip) Upgrade To Business Class* 30K miles (each way) (from full fare Economy) Upgrade To First Class* 40K miles (each way) (from Business Class) * Valid and available only on American Airlines ORD-DEL flights and DEL-ORD flights.

AAdvantage members can access more than 850 award destinations throughout the world.

American Airlines, Inc.

CONTACT: Mary Sanderson, Corporate Communications of American Airlines,Inc., +1-817-967-1577, or corp.comm@aa.com

Web site: http://www.aa.com/http://www.aa.com/offershttp://www.aa.com/aadvantage

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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