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Etihad, Kenya Airways sign codeshare agreement

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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is to expand significantly its reach across Africa after signing a strategic commercial partnership agreement with Kenya Airways, the national flag carrier of Kenya.

According to a statement from Etihad office in Nigeria, Etihad will place its EY code on Kenya Airways flights from Nairobi to 27 destinations across Kenya Airways’ network in Africa.

As part of the reciprocal codeshare agreement, Kenya Airways will place its KQ code on Etihad Airways’ daily service from Nairobi to Abu Dhabi and, subject to government approval, onwards to up to 32 key destinations across Etihad’s global network.

Kenya Airways would also introduce a new three times a week service between Nairobi and Abu Dhabi from mid-summer 2013, it said, adding that this would give passengers improved connections and greater choice.

The statement read, “The agreement paves the way for greater collaboration between the airlines on the joint procurement of services for ground handling, line and heavy maintenance, training and cargo operations.”

The airline said the new codeshare with Kenya Airways would complement its existing scheduled service between Nairobi and Abu Dhabi, which would provide passengers with sub-four hour connections over its hub in the UAE to destinations across North Asia, South East Asia, the Indian Sub continent and Australia.


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