Gulf Air in Talks With Etihad Airways to Deepen Partnership
A Gulf Air Airbus A330 takes off from Bahrain international airport in Muharraq, Bahrain.
Photographer: Phil Weymouth/Bloomberg
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Gulf Air is in talks with Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways to deepen an existing codeshare agreement, the Bahrain carrier’s chief commercial officer said, as the airline seeks to expand its network and become the region’s boutique airline.
“The scope of a partnership with Etihad can include domains in which we might find strengths," Vincent Coste said on Sunday on the sidelines of the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. The partnership might expand to include maintenance and cargo handling, but is currently focused on the codeshare, he said. That agreement began March 20, according to Etihad’s statement at the time.