Almost 14.8 million passengers flew with Etihad last year, a significant increase of 23 per cent over 2013 levels.
Almost 14.8 million passengers flew with Etihad last year, a significant increase of 23 per cent over 2013 levels.
The delegation led by Sergey N. Krzhanovskiy, deputy chairman of the government and Minister of Industry, Transport and Natural Resources of Astrakhan region, met Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, director of Sharjah Airport International Free Zone
For economy and business class, the airline describes its new fare as ‘the most affordable’.
The first flight, operated by a Boeing 787-9, departed Abu Dhabi at 02.15 as flight EY23 for the 7 hour 25 minute flight to Dusseldorf, Germany.
Female employees make up 42 per cent of Etihad Airways’ workforce and this includes more than 130 Emirati women in the airline’s various management development programs.
The city that boasts the world’s tallest building is now home to the world’s busiest airport for international passengers too.
The government will list 28 per cent of the operator on the stock market, Transport Minister Ana Pastor said.
The patchy airline safety record of Indonesia has been in the spotlight after an Indonesia AirAsia Airbus A320 crashed into the Java Sea.
An additional 7,000 seats to be phased in weekly in two years
Etihad and Qatar Airways followed in Emirates’ footsteps to add flights to Dallas last year, making it the latest US market in which all three carriers compete.