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Etihad, El Al to offer joint flight booking

The flagship airlines of Israel and the UAE agreed to establish a joint codeshare network last year after the two states' normalization agreement.

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An Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 "Dreamliner" aircraft carrying a delegation from the United Arab Emirates on a first official visit lands at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Oct. 20, 2020. — JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images

The national airlines of the United Arab Emirates and Israel launched a joint codeshare network today.

Starting Thursday for flights from July 18 onward, travelers can purchase Etihad Airways flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv using El Al’s code. Relatedly, the two airlines launched a reciprocal loyalty agreement for their frequent flyers programs, Etihad Airways said a in a press release.

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