- Strengthens Abu Dhabi’s hyperlinks to the world, offering extra choices and itineraries for residents and guests
- Connects influential and rising areas to Abu Dhabi and past
ABU DHABI, UAE – Etihad Airways, the nationwide service of the United Arab Emirates, has unveiled an bold community overhaul, positioning the airline for sustainable enlargement whereas bettering Abu Dhabi’s hyperlinks to world markets.
The brand new community is designed to assist Abu Dhabi customer development and supply travellers with extra choices by:
Introducing new locations: Ramping up capability to sought-after worldwide locations, offering alternatives for travellers to discover and expertise various cultures, whereas bringing extra guests on to Abu Dhabi.
Present extra choices: Present passengers with enhanced journey flexibility with a number of and extra handy departure occasions, guaranteeing seamless and stress-free journeys.
Enhance frequencies to key worldwide markets: To assist Abu Dhabi’s financial and tourism development, Etihad is rising flight frequencies to important worldwide locations, fostering improved accessibility and strengthening the emirate’s place as a hub for world travellers.
The up to date schedules have been timed for departures from Abu Dhabi at 2 pm, guaranteeing vacationers and guests can completely expertise Abu Dhabi’s motels and points of interest till their checkout time. This strategy enhances the general journey expertise whereas maximising the enjoyment of Abu Dhabi’s choices.
“As we embark on Etihad’s subsequent chapter concentrating on development, our bold community and improved connectivity permits us to raised serve Abu Dhabi and our valued friends, forming the premise of our future enlargement whereas offering flexibility and freedom to adapt to new alternatives and markets,” mentioned Antonoaldo Neves, Chief Government Officer of Etihad Airways.
“By providing extra journey choices and seamless connections, we intention to draw an rising variety of guests to Abu Dhabi, propelling financial development for town whereas enriching the journey expertise for our passengers.”
Community Updates
Etihad has already introduced the launch of 9 new locations this yr, together with Malaga, Mykonos, Lisbon, Kolkata, St Petersburg, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Osaka, and Boston. As well as, the airline this week printed two new routes to the Indian Subcontinent, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram, to be launched in January 2024. These new locations showcase Etihad’s dedication to increasing connectivity and offering travellers with extra choices globally.
To enhance these developments, Etihad has made a number of latest community modifications and frequency provides to reinforce journey choices and connectivity. Highlights embrace:
- Improved Departure Instances: Enhanced passenger comfort with adjusted departure occasions for European and Asian locations.
- Expanded Frequencies: Elevated frequencies to Chennai (MAA), Islamabad (ISB), Kochi (COK), Madrid (MAD), Milan (MXP), Munich (MUC), Rome (FCO), and Phuket (HKT) provide vacationers extra decisions whereas bettering journey choices and connectivity.
- Cairo (CAI): An extra 5 flights per week to make triple each day operations to Cairo, efficient from 1 Jan, strengthening the hyperlink between Abu Dhabi and the Egyptian capital.
- Colombo (CMB): 7 direct flights per week with 3 flights efficient from 1 Dec and 4 flights efficient from 1 Jan, additional enhancing journey choices to this vacation spot.
- Maldives (MLE): An extra 7 flights per week, with 3 flights efficient from 1 Dec and 4 flights efficient from 1 Jan
The up to date community leverages Etihad’s geographic benefit as a facilitator for seamless cultural trade and growing financial alternatives alongside its community routes throughout Asia and Europe.
Boosting Abu Dhabi’s Financial Development
A precedence of the community is to play an important position in supporting Abu Dhabi’s ambitions for financial development. As connectivity will increase, Abu Dhabi will profit from improved Level-to-Level choices, solidifying town’s standing as a distinguished hub for enterprise and tourism, in addition to a gateway to the remainder of the UAE and wider GCC to the remainder of the world.
With the launch of its revamped community, Etihad is getting into a brand new section of development and connectivity to offer seamless journey experiences, enhanced connections, and suppleness throughout its world community.
Vacation spot |
Change |
Complete Frequency |
Begin Date |
Dusseldorf |
New route |
3 per week |
28 September 2023 |
Copenhagen |
New route |
4 per week |
29 September 2023 |
Osaka |
New route |
5 per week |
1 October 2023 |
Lisbon |
Prolonged year-round |
3 per week |
29 October 2023 |
St Petersburg |
New route |
3 per week |
29 October 2023 |
Kozhikode |
New route |
7 per week |
1 January 2024 |
Thiruvananthapuram |
New route |
7 per week |
1 January 2024 |
Boston |
New route |
4 per week |
31 March 2024 |
Chennai |
+7 per week |
21 per week |
15 September 2023 |
Frankfurt |
+4 per week |
11 per week |
29 October 2023 |
Rome |
+4 per week |
11 per week |
4 November 2023 |
Amsterdam |
Retimed |
7 per week |
21 November 2023 |
Kochi |
+8 per week |
21 per week |
21 November 2023 |
Madrid |
+3 per week |
10 per week |
21 November 2023 |
Milan |
+3 per week |
10 per week |
21 November 2023 |
Munich |
+3 per week |
10 per week |
21 November 2023 |
Phuket |
+7 per week |
14 per week |
21 November 2023 |
Moscow |
Retimed |
7 per week |
1 December 2023 |
Cairo |
+5 per week |
21 per week |
1 January 2024 |
Colombo |
7 direct per week |
7 per week |
1 January 2024 |
Islamabad |
+2 per week |
14 per week |
1 January 2024 |
Maldives (Male) |
+7 per week |
14 per week |
1 January 2024 |
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