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Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways announced that Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) will approve its 33.3% investment in the Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline.
Since January 2014, Lugano-based Darwin Airline has operated as Etihad Regional under a brand and partnership agreement with Etihad Airways.
FOCA’s approval now enables the companies to leverage fully the benefits of their partnership, including codesharing on flights within and beyond Europe.
James Hogan, president and CEO of Etihad, said the investment was in line with the growing trend of consolidation in the airline industry, to ensure the continuation of viable, reliable and stable air services, and to maximize flight connectivity.
Hogan expressed disappointment that some opportunities for both carriers had been diminished or lost because of the length of the regulatory review process.
“Because of the time taken to approve this partnership, and intense competition during this period, Etihad Regional has been forced to reduce or withdraw services on a number of routes, which were launched on the expectation that they would be supported by traffic flowing between the Etihad Airways global network and the Etihad Regional network in Europe,” Hogan said.
Etihad Regional axed its Lugano-Zurich, Zurich-Linz, Geneva-Toulouse and Geneva-Nice routes from the start of February. There will also be redundancies as a result of Darwin’s restructuring.
“Once formalities are completed to activate the investment, Etihad Regional will have much greater connectivity, not only with Etihad Airways but also with its other partners in Europe, including Alitalia, airberlin and Air Serbia,” Hogan said.
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Order HereEtihad Airways announce Switzerland Federal Office of Civil Aviation will approve 33.3% investment in Darwin Airline.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways announced that Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) will approve its 33.3% investment in the Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline.
Since January 2014, Lugano-based Darwin Airline has operated as Etihad Regional under a brand and partnership agreement with Etihad Airways.
FOCA’s approval now enables the companies to leverage fully the benefits of their partnership, including codesharing on flights within and beyond Europe.
James Hogan, president and CEO of Etihad, said the investment was in line with the growing trend of consolidation in the airline industry, to ensure the continuation of viable, reliable and stable air services, and to maximize flight connectivity.
Hogan expressed disappointment that some opportunities for both carriers had been diminished or lost because of the length of the regulatory review process.
“Because of the time taken to approve this partnership, and intense competition during this period, Etihad Regional has been forced to reduce or withdraw services on a number of routes, which were launched on the expectation that they would be supported by traffic flowing between the Etihad Airways global network and the Etihad Regional network in Europe,” Hogan said.
Etihad Regional axed its Lugano-Zurich, Zurich-Linz, Geneva-Toulouse and Geneva-Nice routes from the start of February. There will also be redundancies as a result of Darwin’s restructuring.
“Once formalities are completed to activate the investment, Etihad Regional will have much greater connectivity, not only with Etihad Airways but also with its other partners in Europe, including Alitalia, airberlin and Air Serbia,” Hogan said.
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Order HereEtihad Airways announce Switzerland Federal Office of Civil Aviation will approve 33.3% investment in Darwin Airline.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways announced that Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) will approve its 33.3% investment in the Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline.
Since January 2014, Lugano-based Darwin Airline has operated as Etihad Regional under a brand and partnership agreement with Etihad Airways.
FOCA’s approval now enables the companies to leverage fully the benefits of their partnership, including codesharing on flights within and beyond Europe.
James Hogan, president and CEO of Etihad, said the investment was in line with the growing trend of consolidation in the airline industry, to ensure the continuation of viable, reliable and stable air services, and to maximize flight connectivity.
Hogan expressed disappointment that some opportunities for both carriers had been diminished or lost because of the length of the regulatory review process.
“Because of the time taken to approve this partnership, and intense competition during this period, Etihad Regional has been forced to reduce or withdraw services on a number of routes, which were launched on the expectation that they would be supported by traffic flowing between the Etihad Airways global network and the Etihad Regional network in Europe,” Hogan said.
Etihad Regional axed its Lugano-Zurich, Zurich-Linz, Geneva-Toulouse and Geneva-Nice routes from the start of February. There will also be redundancies as a result of Darwin’s restructuring.
“Once formalities are completed to activate the investment, Etihad Regional will have much greater connectivity, not only with Etihad Airways but also with its other partners in Europe, including Alitalia, airberlin and Air Serbia,” Hogan said.
The information on this page may have been provided by a contributor and no guarantees can be made about the accuracy of any content. Contributors must obtain all necessary licenses and/or ownership rights from the relevant content owner(s) before submitting the same for publication. AIRLINE PARTNERSHIP disclaims all liability arising from the publication of content received from contributors. Please refer to our Disclaimer for more details.