Aviation
Etihad Airways increases its destinations
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates,
purchased a stake in airberlin, a deal which brings its total
destinations to 269 serving either directly or with partner airlines.
airberlin CEO
Hartmut Mehdorn and Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan signing the
agreement in Berlin. |
The Etihad Airways now offers guests a route network more than 80
destinations larger than that offered by any other Gulf carrier.
As part of its deal with airberlin, Etihad Airways signs codeshare
agreements with the airberlin group for all European activities
including NIKI, the Austrian airline and Belair, the Swiss airline.
Etihad Airways Chief Executive Officer James Hogan said: "Today more
than ever, it is vital to think differently. The number of codeshare
partners Etihad Airways has, and the number of destinations it is now
able to serve, is a point of marked differentiation. "The Gulf is
increasingly the centre of the world in terms of aviation, and we are
happy that with one booking we are able, either directly or with
codeshare partners, to allow our guests to take full advantage of this
geography.
"We will continue to strike codeshare agreements with carriers around
the world where we feel it is to the advantage of our guests."
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