Etihad Airways and Garuda Indonesia have announced a number of new codeshare flights, and are planning on introducing earn and burn loyalty privileges across each other’s entire networks.
Etihad’s EY code is now on Garuda Indonesia flights between Jakarta and Balikpapan, Denpasar Bali, Makassar, Manado and Singapore, and between Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam.
Garuda Indonesia has also placed its GA code on Etihad Airways’ flights to five new cities, namely Bahrain, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich.
From June 21, Garuda Indonesia will increase the frequency of its Jakarta-Abu Dhabi-Amsterdam route from four to six times weekly, as well as adding a Jakarta to Perth route, which will operate with an EY code.
James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ president and chief executive officer, said: “The partnership between Etihad Airways and Garuda Indonesia continues to develop in a mutually beneficial way, adding new destinations, improving connectivity, and offering new customer benefits.”
Members of both the Etihad Guest and Garuda Frequent Flyer programmes will earn miles on all the codeshare services operated by their respective airline.
It has also been announced that the two carriers are working together to allow members of both loyalty programmes to earn and redeem miles on all flights on the other carrier’s network, including, but not limited to, the codeshare routes. Details of the reciprocal agreement “will be released shortly,” according to Etihad.
Guests flying Garuda Indonesia’s Executive Class may use the Etihad Airways’ business class lounge at Abu Dhabi International Airport, while Garuda Frequent Flyer Platinum members travelling economy from Abu Dhabi on either airline may use the Al Dhabi lounge while in transit in Abu Dhabi.
The two carriers signed an initial codeshare agreement in October 2012 (see online news October 2012).
To read a blog post from Business Traveller’s consumer editor Alex McWhirter on Garuda’s new Jakarta to London route, starting in October, click here.
For more information visit etihadairways.com, garuda-indonesia.com.
Report by Scott Carey
