United and Singapore Airlines are seeking permission to begin codesharing on July 1.
The two Star Alliance members would start the partnership slowly. Their Department of Transportation application filed on May 9 says that the first codeshares would involve eight domestic routes that United operates from Houston. The destinations are Atlanta, Austin, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Miami, Tampa and New Orleans.
But the application also suggests that the carriers have bigger plans for the future. United and Singapore have asked for blanket authorization to codeshare on routes within the U.S., between the U.S. and Singapore, and between either the U.S. or Singapore and third-party countries covered under open-skies agreements in which the U.S. and Singapore are signatories.
The application comes as both airlines plan to begin nonstop flights between the U.S. and Singapore. United will be first, commencing service from San Francisco to Singapore on June 1. The route will be the longest offered by a U.S. carrier…
