- Etihad Airways customers now more connected to Africa than ever before
- EGYPTAIR to provide its customers greater access to South Korea and Australia
Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES–Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and Egyptian national
airline EGYPTAIR, have announced a significant expansion of their successful
codeshare partnership, widening their horizons to cover more destinations in
Africa, North Asia and Australia for the benefit and convenience of their
customers. Sales on the expanded agreement will come into effect from today,
for travel from 2 May.
The initial phase of the agreement was launched
in March 2017 and saw both Etihad Airways and EGYPTAIR place their codes on
each other’s flights operating between Abu Dhabi and Cairo.
The second phase of
expansion of the current codeshare partnership will see Etihad Airways place
its ‘EY’ code on EGYPTAIR flights to a number of African destinations including
Ndjamena in Chad, Nairobi in Kenya, Khartoum in Sudan, Entebbe in Uganda,
Johannesburg in South Africa, and subject to government approvals, on flights
to Nigeria, Eritrea and Tanzania, through the Star Alliance carrier’s Cairo hub.
Peter Baumgartner,
Etihad Airways Chief Executive Officer, said: “EGYPTAIR is one of the oldest
and most experienced airlines in the region with a major presence in cities
across the African continent.
The forging of closer codeshare ties between our two
airlines means unprecedented access to many new gateways for Etihad’s customers
while bolstering our services to markets we already serve, such as Kenya and
Tanzania, by connecting easily through Cairo onto EGYPTAIR’s African network.”
The expanded
partnership will also see EGYPTAIR place its ‘MS’ code on Etihad Airways
flights from Abu Dhabi to Seoul, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, and subject to
government approvals, on flights to China.
Safwat Mussalam,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EGYPTAIR HOLDING, said: “One of
EGYPTAIR’s strategy pillars is successful cooperation with our partners to
enhance and expand our reach beyond our network.
The expansion of cooperation
between EGYPTAIR and Etihad Airways will give our customers seamless access to
major cities in Australia and South Korea.”
Etihad Airways has
been serving the Abu Dhabi – Cairo route since 2004, and currently operates
five daily flights between the two capitals. EGYPTAIR operates up to three
daily services on the route.
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About Etihad Aviation
Group
Headquartered in Abu
Dhabi, Etihad Aviation Group is a diversified global aviation and travel group
driven by innovation and collaboration. Etihad Aviation Group comprises five
business divisions – Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab
Emirates; Etihad Airways Engineering; Etihad Airport Services; Hala Group and
Airline Equity Partners.
About Etihad Airways
From its Abu Dhabi
base, Etihad Airways flies to 93 international passenger and cargo destinations
with its fleet of 115 Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Etihad Airways, the national
airline of the United Arab Emirates, was established by Royal (Emiri) Decree in
July 2003. For more information, please visit: etihad.com
For further details:
Duty Media Officer
Etihad Airways
Tel: +97150 818 9596
Email:
dutymediaofficer@etihad.ae
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