Press Release

Hahn Air Group: Already 20 new partners implemented by Q3 2018

Dreieich, 18th October 2018. has already integrated 20 new carriers into its global network of more than 350 air, rail and shuttle partners by the end of the third quarter of this year. Of the new partnerships, nine are new interline agreements and eleven are new partners of H1-Air, a product of the global consolida- tion service Hahn Air Systems.

The services of the following nine are now available on the HR-169 ticket under their own designator thanks to an interline agreement with Hahn Air: • (AW), • Air KBZ (K7), Myanmar • Air Senegal (HC), Senegal • (OS), Austria • Eastar Jet (ZE), South Korea • JC International Airlines (QD), • Jubba Airlines (3J), Kenya • Lanmei Airlines (LQ), Cambodia • Sunwing Airlines (WG), Canada

The flights of the eleven new partners of the consolidation service Hahn Air Systems are now available un- der the reservation code H1 in all GDSs. Travel agents in 190 markets can book their services and issue them on the HR-169 ticket. 2018 saw agreements with the following airlines and tour operators: • Aerolíneas Sosa (S0), Honduras • Air Kiribati (IK), Kiribati • Anguilla Air Services (Q3), Anguilla • Blue Bird Airways (BZ), Greece • West Air (PN), China • Cronos Airlines (C8), Equatorial Guinea • Easyfly (VE), Colombia • Jetways Airlines (WU), Kenya • Lanmei Airlines (LQ), Cambodia • Myway Airlines (MJ), Georgia • TravelXperts ag, Switzerland

“We are especially pleased that two of our new interline partners are now making use of a dual partnership with the Hahn Air Group, which means they are combining an interline agreement with our H1-Air product”, says Steve Knackstedt, Vice President of the Business Group at Hahn Air. “Lanmei Airlines and Africa World Airlines are therefore now available on the Hahn Air ticket under their own IATA codes while at the same time, they can be issued in all major GDSs under the Hahn Air Systems code H1. This is a growing trend among our customer airlines as it gives them a truly global approach to indirect distribution via travel agencies.”

With its ticketing and distribution solutions, the German airline Hahn Air facilitates global business between travel agencies and airlines. Its global connectivity with all major Global Distribution Systems (GDS) and al- most all Billing and Settlement Plans (BSPs) enables 100,000 travel agents worldwide to issue transportation services of Hahn Air partners on the HR-169 ticket.

More information about air, rail and shuttle partners available on the HR-169 ticket can be found on www.hahnair.com.

About Hahn Air Hahn Air is a German scheduled and executive charter airline founded in 1994. Since 1999 it has specialised in distribution services for other airlines and has established itself as the market leader in indirect ticket distri- bution. Today, Hahn Air covers 190 markets and cooperates with more than 350 air, rail and shuttle partners as well as over 100,000 travel agencies.

Although Hahn Air offers these distribution and ticketing services exclusively to transportation companies and travel agents, travellers benefit as well from being able to choose from more carriers, more routes and more destinations. Every year millions of passengers travel between 4,000 locations using Hahn Air’s HR-169 tick- ets. It is the first and only airline worldwide that offers free and comprehensive reimbursement in case of insolvency of the operating carrier. Hahn Air is a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and a globally connected stakeholder playing a leading role in the airline industry.

Hahn Air is 100% owned by the Hahn Air Group, an international corporation based in Dreieich near , Germany. The fleet of Hahn Air Lines operates out of the airports Dusseldorf and Frankfurt Egelsbach. The Group, which has offices around the world, including Minneapolis, Montevideo, Casablanca, New Delhi, and Johannesburg, achieves an annual global turnover of approximately 1 billion USD for its clients.

Contact Ashvin Rajendram Sivajothi Andrea Müller Corporate Communications Manager Corporate Communications Manager Hahn Air Lines GmbH Hahn Air Lines GmbH Tel: +49-6103-7331-430 Tel: +49-6103-7331-421 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] www.hahnair.com www.hahnair.com