Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, continues to build its presence in Africa through a new codeshare agreement with kulula, South Africa’s award-winning low cost carrier.
Chibvumirano che codeshare chinopa Etihad Airways vatengi nzira dzekubhururuka kuenda kumaguta anoverengeka muSouth Africa anosanganisira Cape Town, Durban, George neEast London kuburikidza neJohannesburg.
Etihad Airways ichaisa kodhi yayo yeEY pane zviri nyore ndege dzakarongwa pakati peJohannesburg nemaguta anozivikanwa emahombekombe. Chibvumirano ichi chinobvumidza vashanyi kuwana kupinda-nekutarisa-mukati nekutakura mukwende kunzvimbo yavo yekupedzisira.
The new codeshare services will go on sale from 3 October 2016, with travel from the start of the Northern Winter schedule on 30 October.
Chibvumirano neyakareruka chinosimbisa kuzvipira kweEtihad Airways kuAfrica uye chinounza huwandu hwenzvimbo dzainoshandira kondinendi yese kuenda ku23 kuburikidza nehukama hwayo hwekudyidzana kwekodhi neKenya Airways, Royal Air Maroc, uye nehunyanzvi hwekudyidzana veAir Seychelles.
Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways Chief Executive Officer, akati: “Riri nyore ndege inohwina uye inopa mubairo uye chibvumirano chitsva chekodeshare chinoratidza zvido zvinokura zveEtihad Airways zvekusimbisa mashandiro edu muAfrica yose. Kuburikidza nechibvumirano, Easy ichapa vafambi kupinda mukati kubva kuJohannesburg kuenda kunzvimbo ina dzakakosha mumahombekombe eSouth Africa ane mukurumbira, uye ndine chokwadi chekuti kusvika kwakapihwa kuburikidza nekubatana uku kuchakwezva kune vebhizinesi nevanozorora zvakafanana. ”
Erik Venter, Chief Executive Officer of kulula’s parent company, Comair, said: “We are delighted to be adding Etihad Airways to our growing list of strategic airline partnerships and are excited about exploring additional opportunities to expand on the relationship. We look forward to welcoming Etihad Airways’ customers on board our flights.”
