One Contact, One Contract, Four Airlines

Since July, meeting executives heading to Europe, Africa, and the Middle East have been able to make one call, get one rate, negotiate one contract, and book flights on four different carriers: Delta Air Lines, Austrian Airlines, Sabena, and Swissair. This partnership, dubbed Atlantic Excellence, is unique in the industry: a one-stop shop with access to a network of more than 20,000 flights to more than 400 cities. "Atlantic Excellence is an alliance, not a code-sharing agreement,"