Air NZ Receives Approved to Code Share Etihad Airways

Air New Zealand has received government approval to code share with Etihad Airways, the national airline for United Arab Emirates, a press release from the airline announced today.

A code share agreement is where two airlines agree to share the same flight. The new agreement means Etihad Airways will code share on Air NZ’s transtasman and domestic services, and Air NZ will code share on Etihad’s services between Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Abu Dhabi, and between Abu Dhabi and Heathrow.

The code share will also integrate the airlines’ loyalty programmes, Air NZ’s Airpoints and Etihad’s Guest. This means customers can earn and spend on each other’s flights.

The new services will be for sale from April 14 and for travel from April 18.

Air New Zealand code share on Etihad Airways

• 11 return flights per week between Sydney and Abu Dhabi.
• 3 return flights per week between Brisbane and Abu Dhabi.
• 7 return flights per week between Melbourne and Abu Dhabi.
• 3 return flights per day between Abu Dhabi and London Heathrow.

Etihad Airways code share on Air New Zealand

• Domestic services between Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Queenstown.
• Trans-Tasman services between Sydney and Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Rotorua and Queenstown.
• Trans-Tasman services between Brisbane and Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.
• Trans-Tasman services from Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to Melbourne.

Malaysian Airlines (MAS) Flights Services to UK and Europe May Rescheduled

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is monitoring the situation of airport closures across the United Kingdom and Europe as a result of volcanic ash from Iceland and does not rule out the possibility that its flights tomorrow will also be affected.

MAS director of operations, Captain Azharuddin Osman said the national airline is still monitoring the European airspace very closely and is in close touch with the authorities involved.

“Based on the current weather conditions and reports, there is a possibility that tomorrow’’s flights will also be affected. Once the airports are re-opened, we will normalise our schedules,” he said in a statement here today.

In the meantime, he said MAS was keeping in touch with customers who provided their contact details to advise them of flight cancellations as well as travel options.
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Malaysia Airlines Replace MH674 Boeing 737, Flight Destination Singapore to Penang

The problematic engine of a Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft on flight MH674 from Singapore to Penang yesterday is being replaced, the national airline said on Friday.

“The aircraft is expected to be fully serviceable by Monday,” said Malaysia Airlines director of operations, Capt Mohamed Azharuddin Osman.

The affected aircraft with 95 people, including a crew of seven, landed safely with one engine at the Bayan Lepas International Airport in Penang.

Mohamed Azharuddin said in a statement that during the approach of the aircraft to Penang, its captain noticed that the right engine was surging with vibrations.

The captain decided to go around to further assess the situation and initiated a precautionary shutdown of the engine before landing the plane safely, he said.
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Turkish Airlines to Expand Passenger Capacity and Market Share in Hungary

Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, or THY, is aiming to expand its passenger capacity and market share in the central European country of Hungary, where it says it has seen great interest in the airline.

The company plans to increase the number of passengers utilizing THY’s flight services in Hungary, said Levend Ar?soy, THY’s director-general in the country.

THY participated in the 33rd International Budapest Tourism Fair last week and drew a good response, Ar?soy said. Read more