Etihad Airways has announced 12 new codeshare routes to key destinations in Asia and Europe as part of a deal with Saudia, the national flag carrier of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Since first signing the agreement in October, 2018, the two airlines have placed their flight codes on each other’s services between Abu Dhabi and the Saudi Arabian cities of Jeddah, Riyadh and Medina.
Saudia has also added its SV code to Etihad flights between Abu Dhabi and 10 more destinations – Ahmedabad, Belgrade, Brisbane, Chicago, Dusseldorf, Lagos, Melbourne, Rabat, Seychelles and Sydney – while Etihad has placed its EY code on Saudia flights to Peshawar, Multan, Port Sudan and Vienna.
Tony Douglas, group chief executive officer of Etihad Aviation Group, said: “The United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enjoy strong economic, diplomatic and cultural links, and the partnership between our two national carriers is a natural and productive extension of these ties.
“Since announcing our partnership at this time last year, we have jointly achieved more than 53,500 passenger journeys, five times the 11,390 for the whole of 2018. The increased collaboration we have announced today will deliver even more growth to both airlines, provide greater choice for our passengers and freight customers, and further strengthen the ties between our nations.”