Private carrier Jet Airways on Monday announced that it would expand its code-sharing partnership with Etihad to offer new destinations in North America, Europe and Australia to its customers.
Currently, the Naresh Goyal-promoted airline offers code-share flights from Abu Dhabi to New York (JFK), Chicago (ORD) and Washington DC, with Etihad. Code-sharing allows an airline to book its passengers on its partner carriers and provide seamless transport to multiple destinations where it has no presence.
Following the expansion, Jet Airways would place its 9W code on Etihad Airways flights from Abu Dhabi to San Francisco (SFO), Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) and Los Angeles in the United States. Etihad holds 24 per cent stake in Jet Airways. The expansion of code-share options also includes Etihad Airways' proposed flights to Edinburgh, Zurich and Perth, Jet Airways said.
"The expansion of code-sharing will further strengthen our global network and provide a significant number of new and important destinations, particularly in the United States," Jet Airways chief executive Cramer Ball said.
As part of the expansion, Jet Airways would also operate code-share flights with Etihad from the Gulf airline's hub Abu Dhabi to Jaipur and Kolkata. In return, Etihad Airways will place its EY code on Jet Airways' flights from Ahmedabad to Abu Dhabi, the release said.
Ahmedabad is one of the three places from where Jet Airways had yesterday launched daily flight services to Abu Dhabi as part of its enhanced summer schedule. The airline also said its passengers travelling to the United States can avail the benefit of having pre-cleared US Customs and Border Protection at Abu Dhabi Airport.
The process allows passengers to pass through all required checks including US customs, immigration and security before they board their flight to the US, enabling them to avoid queues on arrival, it said.
Another key benefit of US pre-clearance is that baggage security screening meets United States Transport Security Administration standards, allowing passengers who connect onto a domestic flight in the US to have their baggage checked through from Abu Dhabi to their final destination.
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