Travel to UAE on a single booking: Emirates, Etihad Airways strengthen cooperation

Travel to UAE on a single booking: Emirates, Etihad Airways strengthen cooperation

Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways have agreed to expand their interline cooperation in a bid to boost tourism to the UAE from key source markets by allowing customers to experience more than one destination in a single itinerary. The new agreement provides travellers planning to explore the UAE with the flexibility of one-stop ticketing for their full journey and convenient baggage check-in. “This summer, customers of each airline will be able to purchase a single ticket to fly into either Dubai or Abu Dhabi, with a seamless return via the other airport,” Emirates said in a statement. This first-of-its-kind agreement allows visitors to cover as much ground as possible when exploring Abu Dhabi, Dubai or any other emirate, saving time by removing the need to fly home via their airport of arrival. The deal gives customers travelling into the UAE the option of ‘multi-city flights’, with the choice to travel from one city on both carriers’ networks and conveniently return to another point served by either. “Emirates and Etihad are leveraging on our strengths to expand our respective customer offerings and boost UAE tourism,” said Sir Tim Clark, president of Emirates Airline. “We believe this new agreement provides a strong