American Airlines has been voted the "Airline of Choice for Travellers with a Disability" by OAG's worldwide customer base of business travellers. The award was presented to American Airlines by Alan Whicker, CBE, at the 2006 OAG Awards which took place last night in London.
This is a new award for 2006 and was introduced in response to OAG's customers asking for airlines to be recognised for making travel as easy as possible for disabled people. OAG is a global travel and transport information company.
"It is a real honour for us to receive this OAG Award," aid Craig Kreeger, Senior Vice President International, American Airlines.
"We take great pride in offering all of our customers an enjoyable flying experience. Winning this award is a credit to American Airlines employees."
Every year over a million of American Airlines' and American Eagles' 100 million customers are travellers with disabilities. American consults with disabilities groups for advice on customer service and accessibility issues and maintains a team of specialists whose mission is to make flying as safe, convenient and dignified as possible for its customers with disabilities.
In an OAG news release, Eddie Bell, Chairman of OAG commented, "Too often when travelling, those with a disability can find things more difficult than able-bodied passengers, which should not be the case. From the comments that came in via the survey it is clear how much people value the extra care and consideration that is shown by certain airlines. American Airlines is highly regarded for making disabled travellers feel comfortable and respected."
The OAG Airline of the Year Awards are based on votes polled from OAG's worldwide customer base of business travellers, and their votes are based on personal experience.
ABOUT AMERICAN AIRLINES
American Airlines is the world's largest airline. American, American Eagle and the AmericanConnection® airlines serve 250 cities in over 40 countries with more than 3,900 daily flights. The combined network fleet numbers more than 1,000 aircraft. American's award-winning Web site, AA.com, provides users with easy access to check and book fares, plus personalized news, information and travel offers. American Airlines is a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, which brings together some of the best and biggest names in the airline business, enabling them to offer their customers more services and benefits than any airline can provide on its own. Together, its members serve more than 600 destinations in over 135 countries and territories. American Airlines, Inc. and American Eagle Airlines, Inc. are subsidiaries of AMR Corporation. AmericanAirlines, American Eagle, AmericanConnection, AA.com and Admirals Club are registered trademarks of American Airlines, Inc. (NYSE: AMR)
| |
|
 |
Note: This press release was accurate at the date of issuance. However, information contained in the release may have changed.
If you plan to use the information contained herein for any purpose, verification of its continued accuracy is your responsibility.
|
