Etihad, Jet Airways in codeshare agreement
12 Jun 2008
Etihad Airways has signed a new codeshare agreement with Indian carrier, Jet Airways, which will not only extend its global network further but also provide its customers greater access to the Indian sub-continent.
Under the codeshare agreement, which comes into effect on 1 July 2008, Etihad Airways will place its two-letter 'EY' code on all of Jet Airways' daily services between the Indian carrier's two hub airports, Delhi and Mumbai, and Etihad's own home base. In turn, Jet Airways will place its '9W' code on the daily services operated by Etihad on the same routes.
For passengers travelling by Etihad to India, the new codeshare arrangements between Abu Dhabi and the Indian cities of Delhi and Mumbai will provide additional connection opportunities from key destinations on the airline's network, including Damascus, Beirut and Jeddah in the Middle East as well as Geneva, Munich, Manchester, New York and Toronto.
The new codeshare agreement will also see Jet Airways place its code on Etihad's daily service between Abu Dhabi and Kochi (Cochin) and Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), to provide the Indian airline's Kerala-based customers with access to Abu Dhabi and the rest of Etihad's global network.
Etihad and Jet Airways have also signed a reciprocal agreement to link their respective frequent flyer programmes. Members of both programmes will be able to earn and redeem miles when travelling on all Etihad and Jet Airways flights, including those in the new codeshare agreement.
Etihad currently has eight other codeshare agreements with Yemen Airways, Saudi Arabia Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Sri Lankan Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Philippine Airlines, Middle East Airlines and UK-based airline, bmi.
