Flights To India To Be Increased By Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways is to greatly increase options for travel to and from India, introducing more flights and wide-body jets by the end of this year, with further increases and new routes next year, subject to regulatory approval.

From 1 November this year, Etihad Airways plans to more than triple the number of seats it now offers on the prime Abu Dhabi – Mumbai and Abu Dhabi – New Delhi routes, reflecting the growing importance of the Indian market, and delivering significant economic benefits to the economies of India and Abu Dhabi.

James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, said: “India is one of the world’s fastest-growing destinations, and a key market in the growth strategy of Etihad Airways ... Following the recent signing of a new air services agreement between India and the UAE, we now have the opportunity to add significant capacity between the two countries, not only meeting existing demand for trade and tourist travel but also ensuring that we can meet the continued strong growth which is expected between our two countries. The big winners will be our passengers and freight customers and the economies of India and Abu Dhabi.”

By 31 December, 2013, Etihad Airways plans to:

- Increase from daily to double-daily its Abu Dhabi-Mumbai and Abu Dhabi-New Delhi flights;

- Use wide-bodied Airbus A340-600 aircraft on one of the daily Abu Dhabi – Mumbai flights, offering First, Business and Economy Classes;

- Use wide-bodied Airbus A330-200 aircraft on one of the daily Abu Dhabi - New Delhi flights, offering Business and Economy Class; and

- Upgrade daily Abu Dhabi – Chennai flights from 136-seat Airbus A320s to new Airbus A321s, seating 174 passengers.

Subject to regulatory approval, Etihad also intends to codeshare on a wide range of flights operated within India by Jet Airways.

Specific details of new routes between Abu Dhabi and India and codeshare services with Jet Airways are expected to be unveiled progressively, as approvals are received and operational details are finalized.

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US Expansion from Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways is keen to expand its network in the US, chief executive James Hogan has said.

Hogan disclosed that the US specifically is among the highest performing regions across the airline’s global network, with an average 81 per cent load factor in 2012.

On existing routes – to New York and Chicago – a significant portion of premium bookings are for travel to/from Abu Dhabi, with 72 per cent of First Class passengers and 53 per cent of Business Class passengers starting or ending their journey in Abu Dhabi.

To date, Etihad Airways has flown nearly 1.5 million passengers to and from the US since commencing services to New York in 2006 and Chicago in 2009.

The airline launched its third US route in on March 31st, 2013, with daily non-stop flights between Washington, D.C. and its home base of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.

The route is operated by a three-class Airbus A340-500 aircraft.

Hogan is in Washington, D.C. to meet prominent local diplomats, travel industry executives, media and corporate representatives.

He hosted an intimate cocktail party for a delegation of VIPs and will deliver the keynote address at a US-UAE Business Council luncheon, where he will discuss the airline’s strategy for growth and the necessity of partnerships within the air travel industry.

The UAE is the single largest export market for US goods in the Middle East and the US is the fifth largest trade partner worldwide for the UAE, representing a total trade volume of US $18.3 billion in 2011.

Hogan said: “Particularly with increasing ties between the UAE and US, both government and private sector, we see a demand for premium services between the Washington, D.C. and Abu Dhabi.

“I am delighted to bring our award-winning Diamond First Class Suites and Pearl Business Class to the route.

“As we build our operations at Washington, D.C., we are also keen to expand further in the US and are examining a number of other destinations, particularly on the West Coast.

“The point-to-point market will be supplemented by strong traffic flows over Abu Dhabi onwards to destinations across Asia, particularly the Indian Subcontinent.

“With the addition of services to Ahmedabad this month, we now serve nine destinations across India.

“Building complementary networks to support business and passenger flows across the globe is a key part of Etihad Airways’ hub strategy – the growing number of connections between the US and India is a perfect example of this.”

Through its agreement with American Airlines, in place since September 2009, Etihad Airways will also codeshare on connecting flights between Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles and Dallas-Fort Worth.

Etihad Airways currently has 41 codeshare partnerships with airlines around the globe, resulting in a combined network of 327 destinations, more than any other Middle Eastern airline.

Etihad is considered the World’s Leading Airline by the World Travel Awards.

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Etihad Airways to Launch Daily Flights to Amsterdam

Etihad Airways is to launch daily flights between the airline’s home-base of Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands.

The new EY77 and EY78 services will begin on Wednesday, 15 May 2013, and carry the KL code of Dutch national carrier, KLM.The daily flights will complement KLM’s current service between Amsterdam and Abu Dhabi which will increase to daily from the summer and carry Etihad Airways’ EY code, ensuring that the two airlines can offer a combined double daily service.“We are delighted that Amsterdam will become a part Etihad Airways’ global network from 15 May. The Dutch capital joins a group of 17 leading European cities that Etihad Airways flies to including Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, London and Paris,” said James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways. “The double daily service between Amsterdam and Abu Dhabi will benefit passengers looking to travel from the Netherlands to Abu Dhabi and beyond to destinations like Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Australia. This is indicative of Abu Dhabi’s growing importance as a global hub. In addition to Amsterdam, Etihad Airways will also launch flights to Sao Paulo, Washington D.C., and Ho Chi Minh City in 2013.”Strong demand for the Etihad Airways service is anticipated from the Dutch community in the UAE which consists of more than 5,000 Dutch nationals and 300 Dutch companies. Bilateral trade between the Netherlands and UAE is currently valued at US$3.6 billion.Etihad Airways will operate a two-class Airbus A330-200 aircraft on the new Amsterdam service, configured with 22 seats in Pearl Business class and 240 in Coral Economy class, offering each week a total of 3,668 seats between the two capital cities.The codeshare expansion will see Etihad Airways placing its EY code on KLM flights to Stockholm, Aberdeen, Barcelona, Bergen, Birmingham, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Gothenburg, Helsinki, Leeds/Bradford, Madrid, Nice and Toronto. This adds to the current codeshare flights to Billund, Cardiff, Newcastle, Oslo, and Stavanger.In return, KLM will place its KL code on Etihad Airways flights to Baghdad, Basra, Calicut, Cochin, Dhaka, Erbil, Hyderabad, Kathmandu, Chennai, Male, Peshawar, Seychelles and Trivandrum. This adds to the current codeshare flights to Colombo, Islamabad, Lahore, Melbourne, and Sydney.

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UAE airline to open new direct route to Ho Chi Minh City

Etihad Airways

From Threeland Travel's Blog - August 2012

A latest announcement from UAE airline Etihad Airways that this air corporation is planning to open direct route between Ho Chi Minh City and UAE in October 2013.

If implemented, HCMC will be the 6th destination in Southeast Asia that Etihad flies to, with prior routes including Bangkok (Thailand), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Manila (Philippines) and Singapore.

This is considered a response of Etihad to the rising demand of both air travelers from UAE and Vietnam. The route is also supposed to strengthen commercial relationship between the two countries. However, Etihad Airways has not yet reveal official information about these flights, including schedules and fare.

Etihad Airways is an international airline established in 2003 and based in Abu Dhabi (UAE). The airline is regarded as one of the largest airlines in UAE and Middle East Region, as well as the world with its fleet of 52 airplanes which flying to 65 destinations all over the world.

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