Etihad Airways and TAP Air Portugal have launched a codeshare
partnership, "unlocking enhanced connectivity … on a range of
destinations within each other's networks."
The agreement follows the start of Etihad’s non-stop services to
Lisbon earlier this year and enables both Etihad and TAP customers to
connect to each other’s network through Frankfurt and London Heathrow.
The partnership will offer Etihad’s passengers onward connections to Madeira, Malaga, Seville, and
Valencia, as well as Marrakech and Dakar in Africa, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in Brazil, and San Francisco and Miami in the USA.
Arik De, Etihad’s chief revenue officer said the collaboration “expands the choices available to TAP customers
travelling from Europe to Abu Dhabi."
He added: “Widening our network reach, allowing more guests to visit Abu Dhabi,
is an important part of our strategic growth."
TAP’s chief revenue officer, Mario Cruz, said: “The destination networks of the two airlines complement each other
through this agreement, which is part of TAP's growth and expansion
strategy. We are very pleased to have reached this partnership with
Etihad."
The codeshare allows passengers to streamline their journeys by making a
single booking with one check-in process. Baggage will be transferred to the
final destination.