Fiji Airways and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab
Emirates, have inked an interline agreement
between the two carriers that allows reciprocal sales
to and from 17 cities in the Middle East, 29 cities in Asia and three cities in Australia
to and from Fiji, among others.
James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, said: “Fiji is a great holiday market and we are happy to offer Fiji as an additional destination in our global network. The agreement also connects the outer South Pacific Islands to our network which creates more opportunities for our worldwide sales force. “
James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, said: “Fiji is a great holiday market and we are happy to offer Fiji as an additional destination in our global network. The agreement also connects the outer South Pacific Islands to our network which creates more opportunities for our worldwide sales force. “
The Fijian Attorney-General and Minister for Tourism, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, has hailed the agreement as an exciting new development for Fiji Airways and the entire Fijian economy. “This opens up a whole new lucrative market for our tourism industry, enabling us to attract affluent visitors from Abu Dhabi - Etihad's base - the other Gulf States, the rest of the Middle East and beyond," he said.
Etihad Airways joins Fiji Airways' list of codeshare or interline partners, which includes American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Qantas and Air New Zealand.
