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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways codeshares with Saudi nasair

02 Oct 2012

(MENAFN) Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways is continuing to expand its reach to destinations around the world as it signed a codeshare agreement with Saudi budget carrier nasair, Saudi Gazette reported.

The agreement, subject to regulatory approvals, includes 26 destinations across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia, both companies said.

Under the agreement, Etihad Airways will place its ‘EY’ code on nasair flights between Jeddah and Medinah and Etihad Airways’ home base, Abu Dhabi.

nasair will place its ‘XY’ code on Etihad Airways flights between Abu Dhabi and Karachi, Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar, Colombo, Dhaka, Kuwait, Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam, Tehran, Beirut, Bahrain, Muscat, Jakarta, Amman, Damascus, Basra, Baghdad, Erbil, Khartoum, Cairo, Tripoli, Istanbul and subsequently on flights operating to Europe, the Americas and South East Asia over the coming months.

Etihad Airways and nasair will also display their respective codes on these routes during their winter schedules.

Etihad Airways already has 38 codeshare agreements in place with international airlines.

Etihad is looking to compete with larger regional rivals Qatar Airways and Emirates through codesharing agreements and buying stakes in other airlines.

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