Etihad Airways and Aer Lingus codeshare gains US regulatory approval

  Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has received approval from the United States (US) Department of Transportation to put its ‘EY’ flight code on Aer Lingus’ transatlantic services out of Dublin, Ireland.   Etihad Airways will now offer ten weekly codeshare flights via Dublin to Boston, eight to Chicago, 12 to New York.   One of the unique advantages of the new transatlantic codeshare services to both New York and Chicago will be the ability to pre-clear US Customs and Border Protection in Dublin, meaning Etihad Airways’ guests will effectively arrive into the US