Delta Airlines and U.S. Airways today announced an agreement which gives rights to takeoff and landing in New York and Washington to the second, in addition to the authorization to operate in Sao Paulo and Tokyo. U.S. Airways will acquire 42 pairs of "slots" (waves) that Delta has the Ronald Reagan airport in the U.S. capital, in addition to the rights of the airline to operate daily flights to Sao Paulo and Tokyo, which will expand its offering of international flights . The commitment includes the transfer of 125 pairs of places that U.S. Airways is the airport from New York LaGuardia, dedicated to national traffic, but said it will maintain a significant presence there. On the acquisition of rights to operate in Sao Paulo and Tokyo, the vice president of marketing and planning for U.S. Airways, Andrew Nocella, said in press release, the measure to boost the growth plans of the airline in South America and Asia and give the opportunity to operate in two major cities, which would not have access otherwise. The company provides start its flights to Sao Paulo in the second half of 2010, without this change your plan to start a daily service between Charlotte, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, and Rio de Janeiro in December.
