Etihad Airways and NIKI, an airberlin group subsidiary airline, today announced the sale of joint codeshare flights. This follows the announcement in 19th of December 2012, Etihad Airways acquiring a  29.21 per cent equity stake of  airberlin's becoming its largest single shareholder.

James Hogan Etihad Airways President and Chief Executive Officer  said: "The beautiful city of Vienna is now one step closer thanks to these new codeshare flights.

"This is yet another tangible step in the roll-out and integration of our extensive cooperation with the airberlin group, and we look forward to announcing more destinations as our strategic partnership develops."

Source:  Etihad Airways

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IATA	ICAO	Callsign
HG	NLY	NIKI

NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH (also know as "NIKI" or "flyNiki") was establshed  in year 2003  with Vienna International Airport as its main operating base. airberlin acquired a 49.9 percent interest in NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH in 2010,

NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH employs 770 people. In 2010 the airline carried approximately 3.4 million passengers. The NIKI fleet comprises of four Airbus A321s (212 seats), ten Airbus A320s (180 seats), and seven Embraer E190s (112 seats).

Key persons: Mag. Christian Lesjak (Managing Director), Ing. Otmar Lenz (Managing Director), Niki Lauda (Non-Executive Director Board of Air Berlin PLC)

Official website: www.flyniki.com