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Etihad Airways - airberlin partnership set for take off
Jan 25, 2012
Airlines
German and Austrian regulatory authorities have given their approval to the deal announced last month in which Etihad Airways increased its shareholding in airberlin to 29.21 per cent. The approved strategic partnership between the airlines will offer passengers a combined global network of 239 destinations, seamlessly connected through hubs in Abu Dhabi, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Vienna and Palma de Majorca.
Already, both airlines have announced a number of joint actions, including codesharing on a number of routes on each other's networks, integrating aspects of their frequent flyer programmes and mutual maintenance agreements in Abu Dhabi and Düsseldorf.
Etihad Airways and airberlin group carry a combined total of more than 40 million passengers a year, operate 233 aircraft and employ 18,000 people.
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