Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has extended its codeshare agreement with Air Seychelles to include the islandcarrier’s new services between Paris and Abu Dhabi, scheduled to commence on 2 July 2014.

Operated by Air Seychelles’ brightly-coloured Airbus A330-200 aircraftfeaturing 18 lie-flat seats in Business Class and 236 seats in Economy Class, the Air Seychelles flights will link the French capital’s Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport twice weekly with the Seychelles via Abu Dhabi.

Etihad Airways will place its EY flight code on the new Air Seychelles services, providing guests and cargo customers with more travel options to and from France.

Etihad Airways flies twice daily between Paris CDGand Abu Dhabi, connecting tothe Seychelles and more than 50 other destinations across the Gulf region, Africa, Asia, Australia and the Indian Subcontinent.

Beyond Paris CDG, the UAE flag carrier also offers connections with codeshare partners Air France and SNCF French Railways to more than 20 French domestic destinations and a further 10 European cities.

Kevin Knight, Chief Strategy and Planning Officer at Etihad Airways, said:  “Our partner Air Seychelles’ return to Paris marks another milestone in its journey of growing its international operations by flying to and from more key destinations.

“France is alsoan important market for Etihad Airways, and providing more travel options between Paris and Abu Dhabi is central to our strategy of adding depth to our network

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