Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and ITA Airways, the national carrier of Italy, have signed a codeshare agreement connecting the networks of the two airlines.

 

This new partnership is designed to boost business travel and tourism between Italy and the UAE, and will offer travellers more options and better connectivity when travelling through Rome Fiumicino, Milan Malpensa and Abu Dhabi, a joint statement from the two carriers said.

 

Available for sale for flights from December 14, ITA Airways will apply its ‘AZ’ code on services operated by Etihad between Italy (Rome Fiumicino and Milan Malpensa) and Abu Dhabi. Similarly, Etihad will codeshare AZ flights connecting Italian domestic services beyond Rome Fiumicino Airport (Genova, Bari, Brindisi, Catania, Palermo) plus regional European services (Malta).

 

The codeshare flights are now available for sale through the airlines’ respective websites (ita-airways.com and etihad.com), reservation systems and with travel agencies.

 

The partners are also working to expand the scope of their co-operation over the coming months to offer customers even more seamless travel options.-TradeArabia News Service