ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Etihad Airways renewedthe code-share agreement, allowing passengers access to each airlinesroutes.
A PIA spokesperson said that under the code-share partnership, thecustomers of the national flag carrier could also travel on the flights ofEtihad Airways across the globe. In return, PIA will facilitate thepassengers of Etihad Airways on Abu Dhabi-Pakistan route, he said and addedthat the accord will come into effect from 26th of November.
The spokesperson said that code-share deal will see Etihad place its ‘EY’code on PIA’s services between Abu Dhabi and Lahore, Islamabad, andPeshawar while PIA will place its ‘PK’ code on Etihad’s services betweenKarachi, Islamabad, and Lahore, and Abu Dhabi.
PIA will also place its code on Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam,Bahrain, Chicago, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Madrid, Moscow, Washington D.C,and Zurich, allowing passengers from Pakistan access to these citiesthrough Etihad, he added.
Earlier on October 11, the administration of Pakistan InternationalAirlines (PIA) had started the implementation of its business plan focusingthe strategy to make the national entity into a profitable organisation.
The national flag-carrier had increased its routes up to 13 and the numberof flights to many countries to generate additional revenue, sources hadsaid.