EL AL Israel Airways and Etihad Airways, the nationwide airline of the United Arab Emirates, are set to discover deeper cooperation following the signing of a digital memorandum of understanding.
The wide-ranging deal covers scope to introduce joint codeshare providers between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv, in addition to on the worldwide flight networks past the 2 carriers’ hubs.
The memorandum additionally incorporates plans for better business cooperation within the fields of cargo, engineering, loyalty, vacation spot administration and the optimum use of pilot and cabin crew coaching amenities.
It was signed just about by Tony Douglas, group chief government officer of Etihad Aviation Group, and Gonen Usishkin, chief government of EL AL Israel Airways.
Douglas stated: “Following EL AL’s historic flight to Abu Dhabi, the primary ever flight between Israel and the UAE, this memorandum is the inspiration of what we envision will likely be a robust ongoing relationship between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.
“We stay up for inspecting methods during which the 2 flag carriers – Etihad and EL AL – can work extra carefully collectively to enhance enterprise operations and improve the expertise for our visitors.”
Along with codeshare operations, the groups at Etihad Visitor and EL AL Matmid loyalty programmes will discover reciprocal earn and burn alternatives for its members, in addition to different advantages.
Etihad Airways introduced its intention this week to start day by day providers between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv from March 28th.
Usishkin stated: “Following the normalisation of diplomatic relations between Israel and the UAE, we’ve got been offered an excellent alternative to look at the potential for cooperation with Etihad Airways.
“This memorandum is barely the beginning and we consider that collectively, the 2 flag carriers will have the ability to present our mutual clients with the absolute best product and repair.
“Already, the widespread objectives we’ve got outlined communicate for the success of our future cooperation.”
