Etihad Airways has signed three African partnership agreements in July: an interline agreement with Fastjet in Zimbabwe earlier this month, followed by agreements with Air Peace in Nigeria and Africa World Airlines in Ghana.
Together with the six African destinations Etihad announced in April, the agreements mean guests will connect across the continent from the day the new routes begin.
The interline agreement with Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest airline, signed in Lagos on 22 July, opens 20 destinations across Nigeria, West and Central Africa to Etihad’s guests.
The Memorandum of Understanding with Africa World Airlines, the Accra-based carrier serving Ghana and the wider region, signed in Accra on 24 July, sets out cooperation across codeshare, interline, cargo and loyalty.
Partnership building
The week completes a month of partnership building that began with Fastjet Zimbabwe, whose network extends Etihad’s reach into Southern Africa ahead of the airline’s Harare flights.
The July agreements also build on Etihad’s strategic joint venture partnership with Ethiopian Airlines, and together they let Etihad carry its guests far beyond the destinations it serves with its own aircraft.
“When our new African routes take off, the partner network behind them will already be in place,” concluded Arik De, Etihad Airways Chief Commercial and Revenue Officer.
