Gulf Air adds four US airports through codeshare agreement with Etihad

Gulf Air, Bahrain’s national airline, and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, have added four airports in the United States to the list of cities served by the existing codeshare agreement starting September 23. The deal follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two carriers at the Bahrain International Airshow in November last year, Gulf Air said in a statement.

Gulf Air will place its ‘GF’ code on Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi to and from Chicago O’Hare, Los Angeles, New York JFK and Washington. Gulf Air will also enjoy pre-clearance facility offered at Abu Dhabi International Airport exclusively for Etihad flights. The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility at Terminal 3 in Abu Dhabi Airport is a purpose-built facility that allows US bound passengers to process all immigration, customs and agriculture inspections in Abu Dhabi before they depart.

On arrival in the USA, guests arrive as domestic passengers, speeding up the arrival process and making onward connections seamless. Besides, Gulf Air will place its ‘GF’ code on Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi to and from Bahrain, Brisbane, Jakarta, Lagos, Melbourne and Sydney for a total of nine cities under this codeshare agreement.

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, Multan, Najaf, Peshawar, Sialkot and Tbilisi.