Etihad, Alitalia to commence Rome-Abu Dhabi flights
August 25, 2012 RECORDER REPORT 0 Comments
Etihad Airways - the national airline of the United Arab Emirates - and Alitalia - Italy's flag carrier - recently announced that direct Rome-Abu Dhabi flights will commence from December 1. Subject to government approvals, Alitalia will operate the four weekly flights using an Airbus A330 aircraft in conjunction with codeshare partner Etihad Airways.
Etihad Airways will place its EY code on the new Rome (Fiumicino) flights, providing travellers with direct access to the Italian capital from Abu Dhabi, building on the daily service it already operates to the northern Italian city of Milan. In addition, Etihad Airways will codeshare on Alitalia operated flights beyond Rome to the cities of Venice and Zurich.
Etihad Airways' President and Chief Executive Officer, James Hogan said: "The ties between the UAE and Italy have never been stronger, and one of our key objectives all along was to provide our passengers with a direct service to Rome and at the same time allowing them to earn and burn frequent flyer miles on both airlines' combined networks."
Alitalia's CEO Andrea Ragnetti said: "The launch of this important new route is the next step in a successful collaboration which we started in 2009 with Etihad Airways. The new Rome-Abu Dhabi route will allow both companies to offer their passengers a new direct service and in particular for Alitalia passengers from Rome, it will further open the doors to exceptional business and tourist destinations around the world on Etihad Airways' network."-PR
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