RIYADH, Saudi Arabia,
February 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
In a strategic move to expand its access to global destinations,
the Saudi national carrier flynas announced it was adding seven new
destinations in India as part of
its codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways, the national carrier
of the United Arab Emirates.
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This comes as part of an expanded codeshare agreement between
the two airlines signed in October
2012. flynas currently operates 18 flights per week from
Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam to Abu
Dhabi, and the codeshare agreement allows flynas to place
its 'XY' code on Etihad Airways' flights between Abu Dhabi and over 20 destinations on its
global network.
flynas will add its 'XY' code to Etihad operated flights from
Abu Dhabi to Mumbai, New
Delhi, Bangalore,
Chennai, Hyderabad, Cochin and Kozhikode. These flights will serve
a large number of expatriates in Saudi
Arabia, and will offer more choice and flexibility for
business and leisure passengers travelling between Saudi Arabia and India.
Bandar Al-Muhanna, CEO of NAS
Holding, said: "We began 2017 by launching a number of new domestic
flights, and now we are expanding our list of international
destinations through our partnerships in order to meet the needs of
our passengers.
"Our codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways enables us to
better serve our guests, by providing them with convenient access
to global destinations via the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi. I am confident that these new
destinations will prove hugely popular with a large segment of
people who need more access to flights between Saudi Arabia and a number of key destinations
in India."
The new codeshare services to India provide a baggage allowance of 30kg per
passenger, and guests are able to book flights to these new
destinations through the flynas website http://www.flynas.com, or
via their local travel agent.
About flynas
Launched in 2007, flynas is the first low-cost carrier in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA),
with a fleet of 26 A320 aircraft, operating more than 1000 weekly
flights on 30 routes within and outside the kingdom. After
unveiling a new brand identity in 2013, flynas launched a dedicated
Business Class cabin to diversify its offerings and announced a
number of significant investments and developments in 2014. This
led flynas to win the Middle
East's Leading Low Cost Airline for the World Travel Awards
2015 and also the 2015 Airline of the Year for Supporting Tourism
in the Arab World.
About Etihad Aviation Group
Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) is a diversified global aviation and
travel group comprising five business divisions - Etihad Airways,
the national airline of the United Arab
Emirates, Etihad Airways Engineering, Etihad Airport
Services, Hala Group and Airline Equity Partners. The group has
minority investments in seven airlines: airberlin, Air Serbia, Air
Seychelles, Alitalia, Jet Airways, Virgin Australia, and
Swiss-based Darwin Airline, trading as Etihad Regional.
From its Abu Dhabi base, Etihad
Airways flies to, or has announced plans to serve, more than 110
passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia,
Australia and the Americas. The
airline has a fleet of over 120 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, with
204 aircraft on firm order, including 71 Boeing 787s, 25 Boeing
777Xs, 62 Airbus A350s and 10 Airbus A380s. For more information,
please visit: etihad.com.
SOURCE flynas