Etihad and Tanzania's domestic airline sign codeshare

Etihad Airways has entered into a codeshare agreement with Precision Air, a domestic airline in Tanzania. This will help extend the UAE airline's reach across East Africa.

Under the new codeshare agreement, Etihad Airways will place its EY code on Precision Air flights between Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro, Mwanza, Mtwara, Nairobi, Zanzibar, Pemba and between Nairobi and Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar. Precision Air will place its PW code on Etihad's daily services between Dar es Salaam and Abu Dhabi.

Kevin Knight, Etihad Airways' chief strategy and planning officer, said: "This new codeshare agreement demonstrates Etihad Airways' growing ambitions to strengthen its operations across the East African region.

"This is a further example of our strategy of working with partners to extend our reach, and provide business and leisure travellers with more choice."

Sauda Rajabu, group managing director and CEO at Precision Air Services, said: "This is a new dawn for Precision Air. We look forward to welcoming Etihad Airways' passengers on board our flights, and are excited about exploring additional opportunities to expand the relationship in the future.

"With this new partnership, we are making it easier for passengers from across our domestic network to travel to Abu Dhabi, with convenient onward access to over 100 destinations on Etihad's network, in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas."

Passengers will be able to book flights via travel agents from December 21, 2016, or through the airlines' sales offices and contact centres, for travel from January 11, 2017 onwards.

- business@khaleejtimes.com