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Etihad extends codeshare with Sri Lankan Airlines

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Etihad - A340-600.
07 October 2008
Etihad AirwaysEtihad AirwaysLoading... is to provide its customers with access to the luxury holiday destination of the Maldives, following an extension of its existing codeshare agreement with Sri Lankan Airlines.

Under the extended deal the Abu Dhabi-based airline will place its two-letter 'EY' code on all of Sri Lankan Airlines' services between the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo and Mahe, the main city in the Maldives.

EtihadEtihadLoading... has code-shared with Sri Lankan Airlines since September 2007, an agreement which up until now has only applied to flights between Abu Dhabi and Colombo.

James Hogan, Etihad AirwaysEtihad AirwaysLoading...' chief executive, said: "EtihadEtihadLoading...'s codeshare with Sri Lankan Airlines has worked well during the last year and we are pleased to extend the deal and provide our customers with flights to the Maldives which we expect will be hugely popular with our holiday makers."

Customers of Sri Lankan Airlines will also be able to access key destinations on EtihadEtihadLoading...'s growing global flight network, including convenient connections from Abu Dhabi to Damascus, Beirut and Jeddah in the Middle East as well as Geneva, Munich, Manchester, New York and Toronto.

EtihadEtihadLoading... and Sri Lankan have also signed a reciprocal agreement to link their respective frequent flyer programmes. Members of both award-winning programmes will be able to earn and redeem miles when travelling on all EtihadEtihadLoading... and Sri Lankan flights, included those covered by the new codeshare agreement.

EtihadEtihadLoading... currently has seven other codeshare agreements with Jet Airways, Yemen Airways, Saudi Arabia Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Royal Air Maroc, Philippine Airlines, Middle East Airlines and UK-based airline and bmi.

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About EtihadEtihadLoading... Airways
Etihad AirwaysEtihad AirwaysLoading... is the national airline of the United Arab Emirates based in the UAE's capital, Abu Dhabi.

Currently EtihadEtihadLoading... offers flights to 48 destinations in the Middle East, Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Australia. The airline currently has a fleet of 38 aircraft which will increase to 40 by the end of the year.

For further details:
Etihad AirwaysEtihad AirwaysLoading... Corporate Communications:
Tel: + 971 (0) 2 505 8317 / 8573
visit www.etihadmediacentre.com.

© Press Release 2008

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