Etihad Airways signed a new codeshare agreement with the Indonesian carrier, Garuda Indonesia. The agreement, which comes into effect on October 28, 2012, is the airline’s 42nd codeshare.
In the first phase of the partnership, Etihad Airways will place its ‘EY’ code on Garuda Indonesia’s services between Jakarta and Denpasar (Bali), and Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur. Subject to regulatory approval, Garuda Indonesia will place its ‘GA’ code on Etihad Airways flights from Jakarta to up to 31 destinations in the GCC, Levant, Africa, Europe and North America.
Subject to regulatory approval, the airlines plan to expand the scope of the agreement to include more destinations in each other’s network and offer customer benefits such as frequent flyer program reciprocity and airport lounge access.
Mr. James Hogan, Etihad Airways President and Chief Executive Officer, said the codeshare with Garuda Indonesia was a key plank of the airline’s network development strategy.
Mr. Emirsyah Satar, President and CEO of Garuda Indonesia, welcomed the cooperation of the Etihad Airways’ management team in establishing the new partnership.
The codeshare went on sale on October 18 for travel from October 28, 2012.
Source: Etihad Airways