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29 March 2024

Etihad, Argentina airline sign codeshare deal

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Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with South American carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas.

Effective from February 1, 2015, the agreement will offer Etihad Airways’ passengers greater access to South America via Aerolíneas Argentinas’ Buenos Aires hub.

As part of the agreement, Etihad Airways will place its ‘EY’ flight code on Aerolíneas Argentinas’ operated flights across the Argentinian airline’s extensive domestic network, as well as to key destinations in South America including Uruguay, Chile and Paraguay.

Passengers will be able to travel on Etihad Airways’ marketed flights to Buenos Aires and from there to 20 destinations in South America including: Asuncion, Bariloche, Bahia Blanca, Comodoro Rivadavia, Cordoba, El Calafate, Iguazú, Mar del Plata, Mendoza, Montevideo, Neuquén, Rio Gallegos, Rio Grande, Rosario, Salta, San Juan, Santiago de Chile, Trelew, Tucuman and Ushuaia.

Flights under the codeshare agreement can be booked from mid-January 2015 via travel agents or through the airlines’ sales offices and contact centres.

Etihad Airways’ President and Chief Executive Officer, James Hogan, said: “Codeshares are a fundamental pillar of Etihad Airways’ strategy and our new commercial partnership with Aerolíneas Argentinas is a significant development for both airlines.”

In June 2013, Etihad Airways launched non-stop flights between Abu Dhabi and São Paulo.