Etihad and Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain, have signed a codeshare agreement that will strengthen ties between the two carriers.
The agreement will see Etihad place its ‘EY’ code on Gulf Air flights from Bahrain to and from Abu Dhabi, Baghdad, Casablanca, Dhaka, Faisalabad, Larnaca, Malaga, Multan, Najaf, Peshawar, Sailkot and Tbilisi.
Gulf Air will place its ‘GF’ code on Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi to and from Bahrain, Brisbane, Chicago O’Hare, Jakarta, Lagos, Los Angeles, Melbourne, New York JFK, Sydney and Washington.
Passengers flying to the USA with Etihad will have access to the preclearance facility at Abu Dhabi International Airport that allows US bound passengers to process all immigration, customs and agriculture inspections before they depart.