This month, Etihad signed three African partnership agreements: an interline agreement with Fastjet in Zimbabwe, followed by agreements with Air Peace in Nigeria and Africa World Airlines in Ghana. Together with the 6 African destinations announced in April, the agreements mean EY passengers will connect across the continent from the day the new routes begin.
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The interline agreement with Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest airline, signed in Lagos on 22 July, opens 20 destinations across Nigeria, West and Central Africa to Etihad’s guests. The Memorandum of Understanding with Africa World Airlines, the Accra-based carrier serving Ghana and the wider region, signed in Accra on 24 July, sets out cooperation across codeshare, interline, cargo and loyalty.
This completes a month of partnership building that began with Fastjet Zimbabwe, whose network extends Etihad’s reach into Southern Africa ahead of the airline’s Harare flights. The July agreements also build on Etihad’s strategic joint venture partnership with Ethiopian Airlines, and together they let Etihad carry its guests beyond the destinations it serves with its own aircraft.
In April, Etihad announced 6 new destinations across the continent, positioning Abu Dhabi as an efficient corridor between Africa, India and Asia for guests and for cargo, where demand is outpacing supply in trade-linked sectors. The new partnerships mean that when those routes launch, guests will connect onward across West and Southern Africa from day one.