UAE- Etihad Airways expands codeshare agreement with Russia's S7 Airlines

12/21/2015 5:14:05 AM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

ABU DHABI 21st December 2015 (WAM) -- Etihad Airways the national airline of the United Arab Emirates is expanding its codeshare partnership with S7 Airlines to cover eight additional destinations from the Russian carrier's Moscow hub.

Effective 16th January 2016 Etihad Airways will place its EY code on S7 Airlines' domestic services between Moscow and Chelyabinsk Krasnoyarsk Novosibirsk Novy Urengoy Omsk Perm Rostov-on-Don and Sochi.

Under this revised agreement S7 Airlines applies its code on routes via Moscow to Abu Dhabi and selected connecting destinations on Etihad Airways' network including Singapore Bangkok Phuket and Sydney.

The Abu Dhabi-based carrier which operates daily flights to Moscow already has codeshare arrangements in place with S7 Airlines covering the Russian cities of Kazan Krasnodar Saint Petersburg Samara Ufa and Yekaterinburg. Both airlines have been offering joint codeshare flights since 2010.

James Hogan Etihad Airways' President and Chief Executive Officer said "This enhanced codeshare arrangement with S7 Airlines is in line with our strategy to strengthen existing partnerships and develop new ones.

"Etihad Airways has enjoyed a strong working relationship with S7 Airlines and through this enhanced partnership we are demonstrating our commitment to the Russian inbound and outbound market and providing guests with greater choice and travel convenience."

Igor Veretennikov S7 Group Deputy CEO and Head of Strategy Department said "By extending our codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways we open up more travel opportunities for S7 Airlines' passengers adding destinations such as Singapore to our route network. We look forward to welcoming Etihad Airways' customers on eight more S7 Airlines' routes within Russia."

Etihad Airways' daily Moscow flights are operated with a 174-seat Airbus A321 in a two-class configuration of 16 in Business and 158 in Economy.

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