Etihad, Airberlin to enhance strategic partnership

Etihad, Airberlin to enhance strategic partnership
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The strengthening relationship between Airberlin and Etihad Airways has seen the carriers unveil an Airbus A320 aircraft in specially designed joint livery as they revealed plans for 2014.

The livery was revealed at the launch of a new German media campaign in Berlin attended by Airberlin chief executive Wolfgang Prock-Schauer and Etihad president and chief executive James Hogan who is also vice-chairman of Airberlin. They revealed enhancements to the existing codeshare partnership between the two airlines in 2014 with the expansion of both joint sales operations and the combined route network.

“The comprehensive commercial partnership with Etihad Airways has brought many benefits to airberlin, including our shares of joint revenues of EUR 200 million, which is an integral part of our turnaround program,” Prock-Schauer said.

Meanwhile, Hogan underlined the successes of the partnership over the two year period since Etihad acquired a 29.21% stake in the German carrier, including an increase in the number of destinations and flight options for passengers of both airlines which have carrier almost 900,000 guests across the two networks.

“During this time airberlin’s new business strategy has made great progress and Etihad Airways continues to place its full support behind the airline and its management,” he said. “We are confident that airberlin is on the right path back to profitability and the next phase in the airline’s proud history.”

Airberlin and Etihad operate 42 weekly flights between destinations in Germany and Abu Dhabi, with the number to rise to 49 weekly flights in February 2014 when a second daily Munich flight begins.

In 2013, 563,000 codeshare passengers flew across the two networks representing a 74% increase on the previous year. Currently, 66 Airberlin routes carry Etihad Airways’ EY code and 33 Etihad Airways’ routes carry airberlin’s AB flight code.

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