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.
Isivumelwano se-codeshare sibonelela abathengi be-Etihad Airways ngeendlela zokuhamba ngenqwelomoya ukuya kwinani lezixeko eziphambili eMzantsi Afrika eziquka iKapa, iTheku, iGeorge neMonti edlula eRhawutini.
I-Etihad Airways iza kubeka ikhowudi ye-EY kwiinqwelomoya ezicwangcisiweyo ze-lula phakathi kwe-Johannesburg kunye nezi dolophu zidumileyo eziselunxwemeni. Esi sivumelwano sivumela iindwendwe ukuba zikwazi ukungena ngokungena kunye nokuthunyelwa kwemithwalo kwindawo yazo yokugqibela.
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.
Isivumelwano nelula someleza ukuzibophelela kwe-Etihad Airways e-Afrika kwaye sizisa inani lilonke leendawo ezisingise kuzo kwilizwekazi liphela ukuya kutsho kwezingama-23 ngobuhlakani obukhoyo bekhowudi yokwabelana neKenya Airways, iRoyal Air Maroc, kunye neqabane lobuchule lobulungisa i-Air Seychelles.
UPeter Baumgartner, iGosa eliyiNtloko yeSigqeba se-Etihad Airways, uthe: “kulula yinkampani yeenqwelomoya enemveliso entsha nephumelele ibhaso kwaye esi sivumelwano sitsha sokwabelana ngekhowudi sibonisa amabhongo akhulayo e-Etihad Airways okomeleza imisebenzi yethu kwi-Afrika iphela. Ngesi sivumelwano, ilula iza kunika abakhweli abangenayo indlela yokufikelela ngokuthe ngqo ukusuka eRhawutini ukuya kwiindawo ezine eziphambili ezigudle unxweme oludumileyo lwaseMzantsi Afrika, kwaye ndiqinisekile ukuba ukufikelela okwandisiweyo okunikelwe ngobu buhlakani kuya kubhenela kumashishini kunye nabakhenkethi bezolonwabo ngokufanayo.”
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.”
