Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Qantas Announces Codeshare Agreement With Etihad Airways

Qantas announced today that it would add four Middle East destinations to its network from 29 March*, through a new codeshare arrangement with Etihad Airways.

Executive General Manager Qantas, Mr John Borghetti, said the codeshare agreement would give Qantas customers non-stop access to Etihad’s Abu Dhabi hub as well as connections to Amman in Jordan, Beirut in Lebanon and Bahrain.

“For the first time, Qantas will be able to offer direct access to multiple points in the Middle East from Sydney, Melbourne and from Brisbane.” Qantas will codeshare on 21 weekly Etihad services to Abu Dhabi:

11 non-stop from Sydney;
7 non-stop from Melbourne;
3 from Brisbane via Singapore.

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