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UAE flights: Etihad Airways carries 5 million passengers in first 3 months of 2025
In the past month alone, the airline announced two new routes and increased flight frequencies, bringing the total number of new destinations scheduled for 2025 to 16
- PUBLISHED: Fri 11 Apr 2025, 5:36 PM
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UAE's flagship carrier Etihad Airways on Friday released its traffic statistics for March 2025, continuing its positive performance as among the fastest growing global carriers.
The airline carried 5 million passengers during the first quarter, and welcomed 1.6 million guests during the month, up 14 percent compared to the same period last year, as Etihad’s upward trajectory continued.
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The airline recorded a passenger load factor of 87 percent in the first quarter of the year, up from 86 percent in the same period in 2024, while expanding its capacity, and increasing its operating fleet size by 10 percent.
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Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad Airways, said, "Our guest numbers saw further strong growth and across the 12 months to the end of March 2025, we have welcomed almost 20 million passengers.
"In the past month alone, we have announced two new routes and increased flight frequencies, bringing the total number of new destinations scheduled for 2025 to 16.
"I am very pleased to report we recorded our highest ever customer satisfaction scores in March, reflecting our continued commitment to delivering an exceptional travel experience."
Etihad Airways had announced a new route to Peshawar in Pakistan starting on September 29, 2025. It joins Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore as Etihad’s fourth non-stop route to Pakistan.
Last month, it had added a third daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO), increasing the service to 21 flights per week, the national carrier of the UAE said.
In November 2024, the airline had announced 10 new destinations that will be introduced in 2025 connecting Abu Dhabi with major Asia Pacific cities.
The new destinations that will be introduced starting July 2025 onwards, include Atlanta, Taipei, Medan, Phnom Penh, Krabi, Tunis, Chiang Mai, Hong Kong, Hanoi and Algiers.
