EL AL AND ETIHAD AIRWAYS SIGN MOU FOR DEEPER COOPERATION

THE CEOS OF EL AL Israel Airlines and Etihad Airways have signed a virtual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore “deeper cooperation”.

Inked last month, the wide-ranging MOU looks to introduce joint codeshare services between

Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv and on the global flight networks beyond the two carriers’ hubs.

It also contains plans for greater commercial cooperation in the fields of cargo, engineering, loyalty, destination management and the optimal use of pilot and cabin crew training facilities.

The teams of the Etihad Guest and EL AL Matmid loyalty programmes will therefore start to explore reciprocal earn-and-burn opportunities for their members and other benefits while the airlines’ destination management teams will collaborate to encourage reciprocal inbound tourism to Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv.

Etihad Airways will launch daily services between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv from March 28, 2021