Etihad blocked from code-sharing with Air Serbia into the US | GulfNews.com

Etihad blocked from code-sharing with Air Serbia into the US | GulfNews.com:



"Etihad Airways’ bid to carry Air Serbia’s flight code on services to the US was blocked by US Department of Transport last week.



US carriers led by the Airlines for America, a lobbying group, successfully petitioned the US DoT against a proposal for Air Serbia to codeshare on Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi to New York, Chicago and Washington DC. Air Serbia would have connected services to Belgrade. The US carriers argued that the proposal was impractical for the consumer with the Belgrade to New York via Abu Dhabi route adding more than 8,000 kilometres to the round trip.



According to aviation analysts, CAPA – Centre for Aviation, Delta argued that “it is highly unlikely that a rational consumer would seek out itineraries via Abu Dhabi unless fares were artificially low”."



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