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 Etihad Airways launches flights to Ethiopia from November
Posted By: Kawalpreet Wadhwa On: 09 May 2012 08:42 AM
Details Etihad Airways will start scheduled flights to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa from November 2012.

The airline will also launch the flights to the Indian city of Ahmadabad on the same month. The two new cities will expand the airline's reach to 86 passengers and cargo destinations around the world.

Flights between Abu Dhabi and Addis Ababa, its ninth destination in Africa, will initially operate five times a week, increasing to daily in 2013. Flights will operate daily between Abu Dhabi and Ahmedabad, the airline’s ninth destination in India. Both routes will be serviced by an Airbus A320 aircraft and support Etihad Airways aims to attach key strategic cities with its home base of Abu Dhabi, enhancing business and leisure travel with UAE's capital city.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ president and CEO said,"We continue to build strength and depth to our global network and the addition of Addis Ababa, a major East African hub, and Ahmedabad, the fifth largest city in India, will make significant contributions to traffic flows to Abu Dhabi and beyond."

He added,"Addis Ababa and Ahmedabad are economic centres in their respective countries and daily flights to Abu Dhabi will build greater ties with the UAE’s capital as it continues to invest in world-class development projects and attract business and leisure travelers."

The A320 aircraft that will serve Addis Ababa and Ahmedabad have two cabins with 16 Pearl Business Class seats and 120 Coral Economy Class seats.




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