American Airlines and American Express Launched Corporate Platinum Card for Executive Business Travelers

American Express and American Airlines today announced the launch of a new American Express/Business ExtrAA Corporate Platinum Card.

The new card is designed for mid-sized organisations looking to balance the comfort of their executive business travelers and reduce their corporate expenses.

The new Business ExtrAA Corporate Platinum Card includes benefits for companies and executive business travelers who will receive one American Airlines domestic companion ticket per year along with access to the Admirals Club and concierge services.

Delta Air Lines Adds Shuttle Service Daily Flights New York-Chicago

Delta Air Lines Inc., the world’s largest carrier, is adding shuttle service with 11 daily round-trip flights between New York’s LaGuardia and Chicago’s O’Hare airports to attract business customers.

The service to O’Hare, the world’s fourth-busiest airport, will begin June 10 and replace less-frequent flights to Chicago Midway, Delta Air Lines said today in a statement. The carrier also is adding flights from Los Angeles to four U.S. cities including Hartford, Connecticut.

The Chicago shuttle steps up competition with AMR Corp.’s American Airlines and UAL Corp.’s United Airlines for business travelers, who typically pay the highest fares. Those rivals both have hubs at O’Hare. The flights will use 76-seat Embraer 175 jets, and attendants will serve meals or bagels and complimentary wine and beer, as on other Delta Shuttle routes. Read more