(eTN) - Bayan ci gaba da haɗin gwiwa tsakanin kamfanin jiragen sama na Abu Dhabi, Etihad (EY), da mega na Turai KLM/Air France, ba abin mamaki ba ne, ban da lokacin, cewa Etihad yanzu ya sanya hannu kan yarjejeniyar codeshare mai yawa tare da. Kenya Airways (KQ), abokin tarayya na SkyTeam wanda KLM ke da babban hannun jari tun 1996 lokacin da aka mayar da KQ.
Etihad Airways da Kenya Airways sun sanar da yammacin yau a Abu Dhabi cewa KQ za ta fara zirga-zirgar jiragen sama zuwa Abu Dhabi daga watan Yuni na wannan shekara, da farko sau uku a mako tare da aiwatar da codesharing kai tsaye kan sabis na Etihad na yau da kullun tsakanin Abu Dhabi da Nairobi. Wani abin mamaki ko da yake shi ne girman yarjejeniyar da aka kulla a yanzu, saboda jiragen da aka raba ba wai kawai za su rufe sassan da ke tsakanin Nairobi da Abu Dhabi ba amma za su wuce, duka biyun, tare da Etihad samun damar shiga cibiyar sadarwar KQ ta Afirka yayin da Kenya Airways kuma ke samun nasara. samun damar zuwa wurare 32 a cikin hanyar sadarwar EY zuwa Indiya, Kudu da Arewacin Asiya, da Ostiraliya, suna ba fasinjojin su girma don amincin su tare da ƙarin wuraren zuwa, ƙarin jiragen sama, da ƙarin damar samun mil mil mai nisa inda kamfanonin jiragen sama biyu ke aiki tukuna. daidaitawa da haɗa shirye-shiryen jigilar kaya akai-akai (FFPs).
Ko da yake ba a iya tabbatar da hakan nan take ba, amma ana sa ran cewa wannan yarjejeniya da aka sanya hannu a halin yanzu na iya zama mafarin samun kusanci tsakanin Air Seychelles - wanda Etihad ke da kashi 40 cikin XNUMX kuma yana ba da kulawar - da Kenya Airways. a hankali ƙara ƙarin jirage tsakanin Nairobi da Mahe. A halin yanzu jiragen Kenya Airways ne ke tafiyar da jirage uku a mako amma akwai codeshare tare da HM a yanzu don baiwa kamfanin jirgin saman Seychelles damar isa ga nahiyar Afirka, inda KQ zai iya samar da hanyoyin sadarwa maras kyau zuwa yawancin manyan biranen Afirka, kuma a karshen mako mai zuwa. shekara a zahiri duk manyan kasuwancin kasuwanci da siyasa yayin da ƙarin jiragen sama ke zuwa kan layi.
Wannan kuma wani juyin mulki ne ga The Pride of Africa bayan sanya hannu a cikin 'yan makonni da watanni irin wannan yarjejeniya tare da Vietnam Airlines da China Gabas bayan wani codeshared ayyuka da Korean Air. Yanzu KQ yana da abokan haɗin gwiwar codeshare guda 18 daga ko'ina cikin duniya yayin da aka koyi cewa Etihad a yanzu yana haɗin gwiwa tare da kamfanonin jiragen sama 42 na duniya. Dokta Titus Naikuni, Manajan Daraktan Rukunin kuma Shugaba na Kamfanin Jirgin Sama na Kenya Airways ya ce: “Wannan sabuwar yarjejeniyar codeshare wani muhimmin ci gaba ne ga Kenya Airways wanda ke ba mu damar samar wa fasinjojinmu damar isa babban birnin Hadaddiyar Daular Larabawa da kuma gaba. babbar hanyar sadarwa ta Etihad Airways."
James Hogan, shugaban Etihad Airways, ya mayar da martani da cewa: “Yarjejeniyar haɗin gwiwa da Kenya Airways ta yi daidai da dabarun mu na kulla kawance da kamfanonin jiragen sama a duk faɗin duniya don haɓaka hanyoyin sadarwarmu da kasuwancinmu. A bara mun kaddamar da sabbin ayyuka zuwa Tripoli, Nairobi, da Legas, kuma a cikin shekaru biyar da suka gabata mun ninka ayyukanmu ga Afirka, wanda ke nuna karuwar muhimmancin nahiyar. A daidai wannan lokacin mun yi jigilar fasinjoji kusan miliyan uku a tsakanin Afirka da UAE, da kuma muhimman wurare a kan hanyar sadarwarmu."
ABUBUWAN DA ZA KU GUDU DAGA WANNAN LABARI:
- What is surprising though is the extent of the deal now inked, as the codeshared flights will not just cover the sectors between Nairobi and Abu Dhabi but go way beyond, both ways, with Etihad gaining access to KQ's Africa network while Kenya Airways in turn gains access to 32 destinations in the EY network to India, South and North Asia, and Australia, giving their passengers yet greater value for their loyalty with more destinations, more flights, and more opportunities to earn frequent flyer miles where both airlines are already working to align and integrate their respective frequent flier programs (FFPs).
- Presently three flights a week are operated by Kenya Airways but a codeshare with HM is now within reach to give the Seychelles national airline greater access to the African continent, where KQ can provide seamless connections to most capitals in Africa, and by the end of next year in fact all commercial and political capitals as more aircraft come on line.
- It could not be immediately confirmed though, but it is very much anticipated, that this deal now signed may also be a precursor for a closer cooperation between Air Seychelles – in which Etihad holds a 40 percent share and provides the management – and Kenya Airways to progressively add more flights between Nairobi and Mahe.
