Etihad and American Airlines exchange frequent flyer benefits

Etihad and American Airlines announced today that they will build on their existing codeshare relationship by offering their passengers the opportunity to earn frequent flyer miles on flights booked on each other's networks.
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From this week members of Etihad Airways’ Etihad Guest frequent flyer programme and American Airlines’ AAdvantage  programme will be able to earn miles on eligible American Airlines flights  and eligible Etihad Airways flights, respectively. The airlines plan to expand this agreement later this year to include mileage redemption across the two airlines’ networks.