Airlines
Etihad Wins Injunction to Continue Air Berlin Code Share Flights
German government pledges to keep agreements in place until January 15
Air Berlin flies code-share services in cooperation with Etihad Airways to 29 destinations in Europe, the UAE and the U.S. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by oliver.holzbauer)
Air Berlin flies code-share services in cooperation with Etihad Airways to 29 destinations in Europe, the UAE and the U.S. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by oliver.holzbauer)

Etihad Airways won an injunction from a German court on Friday allowing it to continue operating all its code-share flights with Air Berlin to 29 destinations in Europe, the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier filed for the injunction earlier in the day, saying it couldn’t wait any longer for the German government to decide whether or not to approve the code-share agreement as expiration of temporary service rights approached. Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure has still not approved Etihad Airways’ code-sharing agreements for services during the IATA winter 2015/2016 schedule, which begins October 25. Etihad said it had already booked more than 82,000 passenger trips during the period.