Etihad expands deal with Russian airline S7

The deal shows commitment to Russian outbound and inbound market

22 December 2015

Dubai: Etihad Airways is expanding its code-share with Russian Airline S7. This deal will include the Russian Airline carrying the EY code to eight cities. These cities include Chelyabinsk, Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk, Novy Urengoy, Omsk, Perm, Rostov-on-Don and Sochi, with Moscow being the hub, Etihad said in a statement on Monday. Both airlines have been offering joint code-share flights since 2010.

Under a revised agreement, S7 will apply code rules by which flights will travel to Abu Dhabi via Moscow, which, in turn, will connect to other Etihad destinations such as Singapore, Bangkok, Phuket and Sydney.