Addis Ababa, Ethiopia andS\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, September 25, 2017 – Africa\u2019s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines have entered a code share agreement effective Oct, 01, 2017.<\/p>\n
Through the codeshare partnership Ethiopian Airlines willadd its flight code (ET) in Azul\u2019s operations; hence, customers will be able to purchase tickets directly from Ethiopian Airlines sales channels to fly to seven Brazilian destinations operated by Azul. Reciprocally, Azul airlines will market on Ethiopian vast network throughout Africa and beyond.<\/p>\n
Girma Shiferaw, A\/VP Corporate Strategy and Alliance, remarked, \u201cI wish to thank our colleagues at Azul Brazilian Airlines, for the successful conclusion of this code share agreement. The code share agreement will entitle our esteemed customers travelling between Asia\/Middle East\/Africa and Brazil, the best possible connectivity options to multiple Brazilian destinations. The agreement will also underpin people-to-people, investment, trade and tourism ties between Africa and Brazil. As a successful Pan-African carrier, we are positioned to collaborate with multiple Airlines with a common ambition and joint effort to expand our footprint to different destinations across the world, and this milestone is a good case in point.\u201d<\/p>\n
“The codeshare with Ethiopian Airlines will be very important to strengthen our international presence, especially for customers travelling from Africa\/Middle east\/ Asia to Brazil. Now they will be able to enjoy the convenience of buying tickets and issuing boarding passes, and experience the excellent service of Azul on flights from our country, “says Marcelo Bento, Azul’s alliances director.<\/p>\n
Initially, Ethiopian Airlines may place its code in Azul’s operations from S\u00e3o Paulo (Guarulhos) to Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Goiania, Porto Alegre, Cuiab\u00e1, Foz do Igua\u00e7u and Florianopolis. The routes offer fast and convenient connections for customers leaving Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, to S\u00e3o Paulo. Moreover, the agreement works reciprocally; allowing both Airlines Customers to enjoy connectivity in their respective Hubs.<\/p>\n
Ethiopian Airlines currently flies to more than 100 international passenger and cargo destinations in 5 continents, out of which 55 are in Africa. Azul, in turn, concentrates its two largest distribution centers in S\u00e3o Paulo (Viracopos) and Belo Horizonte with more than 200 departures for more than 80 Brazilian destinations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia andS\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, September 25, 2017 – Africa\u2019s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines have entered a code share agreement effective Oct, 01, 2017. Through the codeshare partnership Ethiopian Airlines willadd its flight code (ET) in Azul\u2019s operations; hence, customers will be able to purchase tickets directly from Ethiopian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[32],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n