Darwin Airlines to become Etihad Regional

[grubbidok]

Looks like VA may end up getting that European partner they need after all: Etihad Buys 33.3% Of Darwin Airline To Be Rebranded As Etihad Regional | LoyaltyLobby

Wonder if AB will look at this and see its future?

 

[Boris spatsky]

Looks like VA may end up getting that European partner they need after all: Etihad Buys 33.3% Of Darwin Airline To Be Rebranded As Etihad Regional | LoyaltyLobby

Wonder if AB will look at this and see its future?

It's not a very big European player though ??!!??

 

[rayray]

It's not a very big European player though ??!!??

No, but they fly to Cambridge (and are the only airline to do so) which would be a win for me!

 

[grubbidok]

It's not a very big European player though ??!!??

Perhaps not yet, but in the article Etihad discusses that it plans to extend Etihad Regional operations to feed into its existing Etihad destinations in Europe.

 

[Timba-Jet]

For a moment I thought Darwin Airlines was an Australian airline lol.

They fly to mostly secondary destinations. This is being reported as positive as it takes the Etihad brand to ports that are too small for EY to serve, the opposing view could be too small to make any significant impact.

 

[peterk]

It will be a big Winner for Etihad also expect a lot more to come from EY ........

 

[BOZZ]

Personally to me of much more interest is EY's investment in Air Serbia (49% ownership) with Air Serbia replacing its own loyalty program and adopting Etihad Guest. Some of the interesting redemption options (to me) BEG-MXP/ATH/IST for around 5,000 points, BEG-LHR/SVO/CDG for around 10,000.

EY seem to be investing big at the moment with 10 A320neo's (Dubai air show order) marked for Air Serbia and recent investments to Darwin airlines and Jet airways