An interline agreement lets one ticket cover flights on more than one airline, with baggage checked through to the destination. A codeshare is a single flight sold under more than one airline's flight number: the marketing carrier sells it, the operating carrier flies it.
Also called: marketing carrier and operating carrier.
Why it matters
Both affect which airline's rules, baggage allowance and check-in apply, and who handles disruption. They also determine whether a multi-airline itinerary can be issued on one ticket.
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