DUBAI, May 10: Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has announced that the airline will start flying to Ahmedabad in November. Flights will operate daily between Abu Dhabi and Ahmedabad, the airline’s ninth destination in India.
Etihad’s new service to Ahmedabad will offer nearly 1,000 seats a week into the Gujarati city, Etihad Airways’ President and CEO James Hogan said.
The airline will also add a flight to Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa in the same month.
“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 said.
The two new cities will expand the airline’s reach to 86 passenger and cargo destinations around the world. The new routes will each be served by an Airbus A320 aircraft.
“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 travellers,” Hogan added.
Flights between Abu Dhabi and Addis Ababa, its ninth destination in Africa, will initially operate five times a week, increasing to daily in 2013.
The A320 aircraft that will serve Addis Ababa and Ahmedabad have two cabins with 16 Business Class seats and 120 Coral Economy Class seats. (PTI)
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