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Etihad Airways is to increase its flying programme this summer by 18 per cent.
New routes will be launched by the airline, extra flights will be added to existing services and six new wide bodied long haul jets will be introduced to boost the airline’s expanding global network.
Non-stop flights from the carrier’s Abu Dhabi base will take off in March for the first time to Sydney in Australia, in August the Irish capital Dublin will be added to the airline’s network and flights will begin in September to Milan’s Malpensa airport.
Etihad’s summer flying programme will be boosted with an additional 40 weekly flights added to its current schedule from Abu Dhabi to the Indian Sub Continent (six extra), the Middle East and GCC (15 extra), Europe (five extra), the Far East (eight extra) and Africa (six extra), bringing its total up to 258 services a week.
Four new three class Airbus A330 jets and two new three class Airbus A340-600 aircraft will join the airline’s growing fleet throughout the summer months to cope with demand.
Shaikh Ahmed Bin Saif Al Nayhan, Etihad Airways’ chairman, said: “These are exciting times for both Etihad and Abu Dhabi. No long haul airline has grown as quickly from conception as we have and the airline has made great strides in just over three years.
“And we’re not going to stop here. We have more aircraft deliveries later this year and we’re actively pursuing opportunities in the winter from Abu Dhabi to the Middle East, Europe and Asia.”
