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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has announced it will establish air links between the UAE and the Republic of Guinea, in West Africa, by extending its existing codeshare agreement with Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco.
The expanded agreement, which comes into effect on December 12, will allow passengers to travel between Abu Dhabi, the capital of the UAE, and Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, with Etihad Airways between Abu Dhabi and Casablanca in Morocco, and to / from Guinea via Royal Air Maroc’s non-stop service between Casablanca and Conakry twice a week.
Under the existing codeshare agreement with Royal Air Maroc, Etihad Airways passengers can fly from Abu Dhabi to Casablanca, and onwards to 11 popular destinations in North and West Africa, including Agadir, Fez, Oujda, Ouarzazate, Marrakesh and Tangier in Morroco, and Nouakchott in Mauritania, Dakar in Senegal, Bamako in Mali, Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso and Conakry in Guinea.
In return, Royal Air Maroc offers travellers access to Etihad Airways services beyond Abu Dhabi to Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Dubai.
The codeshare agreement also allows reciprocity across their respective frequent flyer programs, Safar Flyer and Etihad Guest, allowing members to earn and redeem air miles on each other’s flights.
From its hub in Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways serves eight destinations in Africa and the Indian Ocean including: Johannesburg, Khartoum, Casablanca, Cairo, Nairobi, Lagos, Tripoli and Mahé in the Seychelles.
Etihad Airways currently has agreements with 41 codeshare partners, providing the airline with a combined passenger network of 322 destinations, more than any other Middle East airline.
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