Etihad boosts Indian connections with Jet
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Etihad Airways has announced a major expansion of its codeshare agreement with Jet Airways, offering more connections to destinations across India.
The two airlines have obtained regulatory approval to codeshare on 43 additional routes, bringing the total number of services in their codeshare agreement to 71.
As part of the expansion, Etihad will now place its ‘EY’ code on Jet’s domestic services in India for the first time, including routes from hubs in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bengaluru to regional centres in Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mangalore, Patna, Thiruvananthapuram and Vadodara.
The codeshare agreement has also been updated to incorporate Jet’s international connections from Mumbai and Delhi to Singapore, Hong Kong and Bangkok, as well as flights linking Chennai with Abu Dhabi and Singapore.
Jet will be able to place its ‘9W’ code on Etihad’s international routes to from Abu Dhabi and Chicago, New York, Dublin and Milan.
“As one of the world’s fastest-growing travel markets, India has become increasingly important to Etihad Airways,” said James Hogan, president & CEO of Etihad.
“This codeshare expansion is a milestone development for both airlines. In addition to placing our ‘EY’ code on domestic flights within India for the first time, the agreement now covers all six of Jet Airways’ services to Abu Dhabi. This has multiple benefits for travellers, such as expanded network reach, more frequent services, and increased convenience.
“Jet Airways’ guests also benefit from seamless connections to more destinations globally, with the airline’s ‘9W’ code placed on almost 20 per cent more Etihad Airways routes than previously offered,” Hogan added.
The new codeshare routes are now available for sale, with members of the Etihad Guest and JetPrivilege frequent flyer programmes able to earn and redeem miles on all routes.
Prior to this expansion, Etihad codeshared on seven routes operated by Jet, covering flights between Abu Dhabi and Mumbai, Delhi, Kochi, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, as well as connections from Brussels to Newark and Toronto.
In addition, Jet Airways codeshared on 21 Etihad routes to India (Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mumbai, New Delhi and Thiruvananthapuram), Europe (Amsterdam, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Manchester, Munich and Paris), the US (Washington DC), Australia (Brisbane) and Africa (Johannesburg and Nairobi).
Etihad owns a 24% stake in Jet Airways.
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