Abu Dhabi – Mubasher: Etihad Airways announced that it has signed a codeshare partnership with Bahrain's state-owned Gulf Air for travel starting as of the summer schedule.
In November 2018, the two GCC carriers inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in a bid to boost ties between the UAE and Bahrain, Khaleej Times reported on Wednesday.
“This partnership reinforces Etihad Airways' commitment to working closely with Gulf Air following the signing of our Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) last year,” Tony Douglas, CEO of Etihad Aviation Group, commented.
Under the agreement, Etihad will place its 'EY' code on Gulf Air flights from Bahrain to and from Abu Dhabi, Baghdad, Casablanca, Dhaka, Faisalabad, Larnaca, Malaga, Multan, Najaf, Peshawar, Sailkot and Tbilisi.
Similarly, Gulf Air will place its 'GF' code on Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi to and from Bahrain, Brisbane, Chicago O'Hare, Jakarta, Lagos, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York JFK, Sydney and Washington.
“Customers of both airlines will now have more options to fly to more destinations and explore new cities across our networks. The relationship between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the UAE has always been a strong one and we feel proud to be part of history by working closely with our friends at Etihad Airways,” Kresimir Kucko, CEO of Gulf Air, said.
