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.
Hāʻawi ka codeshare i nā koho mokulele ʻo Etihad Airways i kekahi mau kūlanakauhale nui ma ʻApelika Hema e komo pū me Cape Town, Durban, George a me East London ma o Johannesburg.
E kau ʻo Etihad Airways i kāna code EY ma nā mokulele i hoʻonohonoho ʻia ma waena o Johannesburg a me kēia mau kūlanakauhale kahakai kaulana. Hāʻawi kēia ʻaelike i ka poʻe malihini e komo i ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana a me ka hoʻoili ukana i ko lākou wahi hope loa.
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.
ʻO ka ʻaelike me kulula e hoʻoikaika i ka hoʻokō ʻana o Etihad Airways i ʻApelika a lawe mai i ka huina o nā wahi e lawelawe ai ma ka ʻāina ʻē aʻe i 23 ma o kāna hui codeshare e noho nei me Kenya Airways, Royal Air Maroc, a me ka hoahana kaulike kaulike ʻo Air Seychelles.
Ua ʻōlelo ʻo Peter Baumgartner, Luna Hoʻokele o Etihad Airways: "He mokulele hou a lanakila ʻo kulula a ʻo kēia ʻaelike codeshare hou e hōʻike ana i ka ulu ʻana o ka Etihad Airways e hoʻoikaika i kā mākou hana ma ʻApelika. Ma o ka ʻaelike, e hāʻawi ʻo kulula i nā poʻe holo komo mai Johannesburg a i ʻehā mau wahi koʻikoʻi ma ke kahakai kaulana o ʻApelika Hema, a ke manaʻoʻiʻo nei au ʻo ka lōʻihi i hāʻawi ʻia ma o kēia hui ʻana e ʻoluʻolu i nā poʻe ʻoihana a me nā huakaʻi leʻaleʻa.
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.”
