Star Alliance members, Ethiopian Airlines and Singapore Airlines will expand their “codeshare” agreement from 1 June 2017, offering seamless connectivity options to customers travelling between Africa and Asia.
Ethiopian Airlines’ daily non-stop services to Singapore from Addis Ababa, due to be launched in June 2017, will be covered by the expanded codeshare agreement, the airline said in a statement issued Wednesday by Jedidah Promotions, its media consultants.
Under the expanded agreement, Ethiopian Airlines customers will be able to access multiple destinations in Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam leveraging on Singapore Airlines’ wide network.
In turn, Singapore Airlines customers will enjoy access to Ethiopian Airlines’ vast intra-African network, including in such countries as Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote D’Ivoire, Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, The Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
“The two airlines will synergize their respective networks in Asia and Africa to offer customers the best connectivity options with one ticket and one single check-in at the first boarding airport. It will also play a critical role in enhancing investment, trade and tourism ties between a rising Africa, and a highly developed, innovative, and business-friendly Singapore,” said Girma Shiferaw, acting vice president, strategic planning and alliances, Ethiopian Airlines.
According to Tan Kai Ping, Singapore Airlines senior vice president, marketing planning, “we are delighted with our expanded codeshare operations with Ethiopian Airlines. This significant expansion of our important partnership is in line with our ongoing effort to continuously expand our network reach and to offer customers more travel options and convenience when travelling between Africa, Asia and Southwest Pacific.”
According to Tan Kai Ping, Singapore Airlines senior vice president, marketing planning, “we are delighted with our expanded codeshare operations with Ethiopian Airlines. This significant expansion of our important partnership is in line with our ongoing effort to continuously expand our network reach and to offer customers more travel options and convenience when travelling between Africa, Asia and Southwest Pacific.”
The airlines first began code sharing on each other’s flights to and from Dubai in 2011.
The expanded codeshare flights are subject to regulatory approvals and will be progressively made available for sale across various sales channels.
Ethiopian Airlines operates the youngest fleet on the African continent with an average aircraft age of less than five years, serving more than 90 international destinations across five continents with over 240 daily departures.
Singapore Airlines operates a modern passenger aircraft fleet of more than 100 aircraft. Together with wholly owned passenger airline subsidiaries SilkAir, Scoot and Tigerair, the SIA Group’s combined network covers more than 130 destinations around the world.
Ethiopian Airlines, has also signed a codeshare agreement with Air Europa, effective from April 11, 2017.
The new partnership is a free sale codeshare agreement, thereby allowing the partner airlines access to each other’s network by creating smooth connection at their respective hubs.
Imanol Pérez, deputy commercial director of Air Europa, expressed his satisfaction with the agreement reached with Ethiopian Airlines as it allows Air Europa to have presence on the African continent and offer its passengers a wider choice of travel destinations.
In addition, Air Europa also provides Ethiopian Airline´s passengers with excellent connectivity with other European, Spanish and American destinations to where Air Europa flies through its Madrid hub.
Air Europa operates in 51 destinations worldwide, of which 21 are domestic, 11 are in Europe and Tel Aviv, as well as 18 long haul destinations in North and South America and the Middle East.
The airline will also fly to Honduras this April and to Boston in June 2017. Read more here
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