Boeing and Etihad Airways today announced an order for 56 widebody airplanes with options and purchase rights for 26 additional airplanes, valued at a total of $25.2 billion at list prices, at the start of the 2013 Dubai Airshow. The Abu Dhabi-based carrier’s order includes 25 777X airplanes, comprising 17 777-9Xs and eight 777-8Xs, subject … Read more
Etihad Airways will launch non-stop daily flights to Medina, the regional capital of the western Saudi Arabian province of Al Madinah and the second holiest city in Islam after the Holy city of Mekkah. With the addition of the new service, which will start on February 1 2014, Etihad Airways will now offer 50 weekly … Read more
Etihad Airways has temporarily suspended its three weekly passenger flights and two weekly cargo flights to the Libyan capital, Tripoli. The announcement follows safety and operational challenges which the airline has observed in recent months at Tripoli airport. Captain Richard Hill, Etihad Airways’ Chief Operations Officer, said: “Regretfully, we have taken the decision to temporarily … Read more
Emirates today launched services to Conakry in the Republic of Guinea, marking its 24th destination in Africa and sixth new destination launch since January 2013. Situated on the Atlantic coast of Africa, Conakry is the nation’s economic, financial and cultural centre, home to an estimated population of 2 million people, almost a quarter of the … Read more
Etihad Airways will increase its Abu Dhabi-Colombo service from seven flights per week to a double daily schedule from February 16, 2014. Operated with an A320 aircraft fitted with 16 Pearl Business Class seats and 120 Coral Economy Class seats, the new service will add over 1,900 seats per week on the Abu Dhabi-Colombo route. … Read more
Emirates SkyCargo has added a new Boeing 777 Freighter aircraft to its fleet, expanding its capabilities and capacity to meet current needs and long-term growth. This latest delivery brings Emirates SkyCargo’s B777F fleet to 10, and comes ahead of the move of its freighter operations to Dubai World Central’s Al Maktoum International Airport in May … Read more
Etihad Airways has expanded its codeshare agreement with Korean Air, South Korea’s largest airline, to include six new destinations. In the second phase of cooperation, Etihad Airways will place its EY code on Korean Air services from Seoul Incheon to Honolulu, Vancouver and Hong Kong. Korean Air will place its KE code on Etihad Airways’ … Read more
Emirates today announced it is to commence a daily passenger service to Khwaja Rawash Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan from 4th December 2013. The daily flight to Afghanistan’s capital city will be the first destination in the country which Emirates has served. The route will be operated by an Airbus A340-500 configured in a 3 cabin configuration, offering 12 … Read more
flydubai has announced the start of flights to Chisinau offering the first direct air link between Dubai and the Moldovan capital. Flights will commence on 20 November 2013. Chisinau is Moldova’s most developed and economically prosperous city and has become the country’s key service and industrial centre. The city also becomes the 66th destination on … Read more
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will increase its Abu Dhabi-Kathmandu service from seven flights per week to a double daily schedule from November 1, 2013. The additional flights build on the success of the existing service, driven by the demand from business and leisure travellers and will strengthen the already … Read more