Etihad
Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, and China Southern
Airlines, Asia’s largest airline, have announced a new codeshare partnership, which
comes into effect on 22 June 2017. This increases the number of codeshare
agreements operated by the Abu Dhabi-based airline to 53.
Under
the agreement, China Southern Airlines will put its 'CZ' code on Etihad
Airways’ daily services between Beijing (PEK)/Shanghai (PVG)/Chengdu (CTU) and
Abu Dhabi.
The
codeshare partnership will give China Southern guests the opportunity to book
codeshare flights to and from Abu Dhabi, and connect onto Etihad’s network of
over 100 destinations worldwide.
Mohammad
Al Bulooki, Etihad Airways’ Executive Vice President Commercial, said: “The
codeshare partnership with China Southern Airlines is a significant milestone
in the airlines’ network development strategy and a key component of its
footprint in the China market. This is a further example of our
strategy of working with partners to extend our reach, and provide business and
leisure travellers with more options.
“China
is one of the fastest growing travel markets in the world, and one of the most
competitive. By partnering with China Southern Airlines, each airline can use
its strengths to benefit the other and offer more choice with enhanced
connectivity to all guests, while
experiencing the world-class services and products offered by both airlines.
“Recent
developments such as visas upon arrival will help promote the UAE and Abu Dhabi
as unique business and leisure destinations. Furthermore, Etihad Airways’
innovative and award-winning products and service will meet Chinese travellers’
high expectations for greater comfort, superior service standards, more choice
and convenience.”
Mr.
Zhang Lin, China Southern Airlines’ senior management on international
cooperation, welcomed the establishment
of the new partnership with Etihad Airways’ management team. He said: “We are
excited about the new partnership with Etihad Airways, which will further
strengthen the global network of both airlines and provide increased benefits
to all our passengers.”
“Through
this partnership, China Southern Airlines will be able to extend our services globally-
via Etihad Airways’ Abu Dhabi hub to the Middle East, Africa and Europe.”
Both
Etihad Airways and China Southern Airlines are planning to implement a
reciprocal loyalty partnership in the near future to enable the guests to earn
and redeem miles on each other’s flights network-wide.
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About Etihad Aviation Group
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) is a diversified global aviation and
travel group comprising five business divisions – Etihad Airways, the national
airline of the United Arab Emirates, Etihad Engineering, Etihad Airport
Services, Hala Group and Airline Equity Partners. The group has minority
investments in seven airlines: airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Alitalia,
Jet Airways, Virgin Australia, and Swiss-based Darwin Airline, trading as
Etihad Regional.
From its Abu Dhabi base, Etihad Airways flies to, or
has announced plans to serve, more than 110 passenger and cargo destinations in
the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. The airline
has a fleet of over 120 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, with 204 aircraft on
firm order, including 71 Boeing 787s, 25 Boeing 777Xs, 62 Airbus A350s
and 10 Airbus A380s. For more information, please visit:
www.etihad.com
About China
Southern Airlines
China
Southern is one of the three major carriers in mainland China, with over 100000
employees around the globe. China Southern ranks 1st in Asia and 4th in the
world with regards to traffic volume and fleet size in 2016, with the highest
safety record in China.
China
Southern Airlines has formed an extensive network with Guangzhou，Beijing，Urumqi
and ChongQing as its hubs, covering all of China, radiating throughout Asia and
linking Europe, America, Oceania & Africa, building an international
network-oriented airline. China Southern operates more than 2,000 daily flights
to 224 destinations in 40 countries and regions.
Through
close cooperation with its SkyTeam partners, China Southern's global route
network spans 1,062 destinations to 177 countries and regions.
China
Southern has been awarded as Skytrax 4 star airline, with continues efforts to
provide passengers seamless and attentive travel experience.
For more information
contact:
Etihad
Airways
Truddy
Liao – Head of Corporate Communications, Greater China
Tel:
+86 13701186661
Email:
yliao@etihad.ae
China
Southern Airlines
YANG
Zhen - Publicity Division
Email:
yangzhenc@csair.com
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