Qantas will add four Middle East destinations to its
network from 29 March, through a new codeshare arrangement with Etihad
Airways.
The agreement will give Qantas
customers non-stop access to Etihad's Abu Dhabi hub as well as
connections to Amman in Jordan, Beirut in Lebanon and Bahrain.
"The United Arab Emirates and the broader Middle East are
important markets for Australia in terms of both business links
and tourism," said Executive General Manager Qantas, Mr John
Borghetti. "For the first time, Qantas will be able to
offer direct access to multiple points in the Middle East from
Sydney, Melbourne and from Brisbane."
Qantas will codeshare
on 21 weekly Etihad services to Abu Dhabi:
- 11 non-stop from
Sydney; - 7 non-stop from Melbourne; and - 3 from Brisbane
via Singapore.
Codeshare connections will then be available
on Etihad services from Abu Dhabi to Amman, Beirut and Bahrain.
Etihad Airways will codeshare on selected Qantas services
between Australia and Auckland. It will also codeshare on a range
of Qantas domestic services between Adelaide and Melbourne,
Brisbane and Sydney and Cairns and Sydney.
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