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| Etihad to support worldwide premiere of 'My Name Is Khan' | 09-02-2010 |
| Etihad Airways today announced it would support the Indian Bollywood film ‘My name is Khan,’ -in association with Fox Star Studios, Twentieth Century Fox International, Imagenation Abu Dhabi and Empire International - flying in the film’s major stars Kajol Devgan and Shah Rukh Khan, the film’s Director Karan Johar, and additional members of the cast and crew to Abu Dhabi for the movie’s worldwide premiere on Wednesday. |
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| Etihad launches golf club for Etihad Guest members | 21-01-2010 |
| Etihad Airways today launched Etihad Golf Club, a club designed to provide members of its award-winning Etihad Guest rewards programme around the world with a range of exclusive golf events, services and promotions. The Etihad Golf Club is free for Etihad Guest members to join during the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, held between 21-24 January. |
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| A cleaner look proves greener | 23-11-2009 |
An initiative originally designed to ensure a clean look to the Etihad fleet has proven to have significant environmental benefits.
The trials of “Permagard”, a polymer coating applied to the exterior of Etihad’s aircraft has demonstrated significant savings in washing water and cleaning fluids, as well as a potential improvement in fuel efficiency from reduced drag on the aircraft. As a result Etihad has now committed to having its entire fleet treated with this clear coating. |
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| Etihad teams-up with Institute of Applied Technology | 16-11-2009 |
| Etihad Airways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) at the Dubai Air Show which aims to provide students with opportunities to build successful future careers with the national airline of the United Arab Emirates. |
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| UAE companies launch breakthrough humanitarian initiative | 16-11-2009 |
| A groundbreaking humanitarian relief aid initiative from the UAE took flight today at the Dubai Air Show 2009. Maximus Air Cargo, the UAE’s largest air cargo solutions provider joined forces with Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), to launch ‘Care by Air’. Supporting members included the UAE Red Crescent and the United Nation World Food Programme (WFP). |
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| Etihad voted the world’s best airline | 09-11-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has taken the top award at this year’s World Travel Awards (WTA), being voted World’s Leading Airline by more than 180,000 travel industry professionals from over 175 countries. |
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| New hotel partner joins Etihad Guest loyalty programme | 21-10-2009 |
| Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme from Etihad Airways, has announced another exciting new hotel partner to boost the extensive benefits already available to its half-a-million-plus members - an agreement with the leading international hotel group, Swiss-Belhotel International. |
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| Etihad Airways to host global airline audit forum | 21-10-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is to host the 18th Annual Conference of the International Association of Airline Internal Auditors (IAAIA) in the airline’s home base of Abu Dhabi from Sunday, 29 November to Wednesday, 2 December 2009. |
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| Cape Town becomes second South Africa destination | 01-10-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will tonight (Wednesday 30 September) launch flights to Cape Town, South Africa’s second most populous city and the country’s leading tourist destination, from its Abu Dhabi home-base. |
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| Chicago becomes second us destination for Etihad | 03-09-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has launched flights from its Abu Dhabi home-base to the American city of Chicago. Flight EY151 took-off on Wednesday 2 September, landing 14 hours later at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. |
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| Great low fares to celebrate Ramadan | 29-08-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced a range of special offers for UAE residents to celebrate the Holy month of Ramadan with prices starting from only Dhs 900 for return economy tickets. |
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| New winter schedule offers greater flight frequencies | 23-08-2009 |
| Etihad Airways will offer air travellers a greater choice of flights and improved connections as part of its winter 2009 / 2010 schedule, with a new service to Hyderabad in India and additional services to Athens, Istanbul, Beirut, Cairo, and Kathmandu among the highlights. |
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| New hotel partner joins Etihad Guest loyalty programme | 19-07-2009 |
| Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme from Etihad Airways, has announced an exciting new hotel partner to boost the extensive benefits already available to its half-a-million-plus members - an agreement with the Australian-based hotel group, Rendezvous Hotels and Resorts International (RHI). |
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| Etihad carries Louvre Abu Dhabi masterpieces | 29-06-2009 |
| Etihad Crystal Cargo continues to play its part in the development of Abu Dhabi as a global cultural centre and recently completed the shipment of priceless artwork for the UAE capital city’s latest exhibition, Talking Art Louvre Abu Dhabi. |
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| Etihad signs-up with fifteenth codeshare partner | 22-06-2009 |
| Etihad Airways customers around the world will soon be able to fly to the Ukrainian capital Kiev, via Abu Dhabi, following the signing of a new codeshare agreement between the airline and national carrier, Ukraine International Airlines. |
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| Etihad Airways predicts busy summer at home-base | 31-05-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will unveil for the first time its new first class at this year’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM), which takes place between Tuesday 5 and Friday 8 May at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. |
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| Etihad Airways to sponsor Manchester City FC | 24-05-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-based national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has signed a three-year deal to be the official shirt sponsor and partner of Premier League side, Manchester City FC. The Etihad Airways brand logo will appear on Manchester City shirts from the summer. |
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| Etihad to showcase new First Class at BITE | 13-05-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will showcase its new first class at this year’s Bahrain International Travel Expo (BITE), which takes place between 14 and 16 May at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre. |
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| Etihad promotes award-winning business class | 10-05-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is offering customers in the UAE discounted fares in business class, as part of a new sales promotion to highlight the airline’s award-winning premium services on the ground and in the sky. |
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| Etihad to unveil new First Class at Arabian Travel Market | 03-05-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will unveil for the first time its new first class at this year’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM), which takes place between Tuesday 5 and Friday 8 May at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. |
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| Etihad Guest scoops top honours at Freddie awards | 27-04-2009 |
| Etihad Airways’ innovative loyalty programme has been voted the best in no less than four separate categories at this year’s ‘Freddie’ awards, organised by the respected US-based InsideFlyer magazine to recognise the travel industry’s best frequent flyer programmes. |
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| Etihad hosts ‘Massa Day’ in Abu Dhabi | 23-04-2009 |
| Ferrari F1™ driver, Felipe Massa, roared into Abu Dhabi this week on a quick pit-stop that included a visit to Yas Marina Circuit, the venue for the final race of the 2009 Formula 1™ season and potentially the FIA Formula 1™ World Championship decider. |
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| Formula 1™ tickets selling fast at Etihad shops | 07-04-2009 |
| Motor racing fans in the UAE have been busy snapping up tickets to the inaugural Formula 1™ Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from the five Etihad shops in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Al Ain. More than a thousand tickets were sold from the Etihad shops in the first few days, with many fans queuing outside before the shops opened. |
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| Etihad to launch destination management company | 06-04-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is to launch its own destination management company (DMC). The new DMC aims to provide a diverse range of leisure and business activities for visitors to Abu Dhabi and the UAE. |
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| Best business class Skytrax award for Etihad Airways | 02-04-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, which began flying less than six years ago, has won the award for having the best business class in the world following a global poll by 16 million air travellers. The national airline of the UAE also won the world’s best business class catering award. |
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| Etihad to launch expanded summer schedule | 29-03-2009 |
| Air travellers can look forward to new destinations, new aircraft and improved flight connections from Etihad Airways this summer, with a new 20 per cent larger seasonal flying programme, which was launched on Sunday, 29 March. |
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| Etihad extends codeshare with Brussels Airlines | 22-03-2009 |
| Etihad Airways is to extend further its expanding global network by providing its customers with access for the first time to destinations in Spain, following the expansion of its existing codeshare agreement with Brussels Airlines of Belgium. |
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| Etihad crowns Leinster as Hurling champions | 16-03-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, was proud to present the winning trophy to PJ Ryan, Leinster’s captain at the M.Donnelly Interprovincial Hurling Championship final held at the weekend at the Ghantoot Racing and Polo Club. |
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| Masdar and Etihad Airways partner to promote sustainability | 13-03-2009 |
| As part of Abu Dhabi’s ongoing effort to implement innovative sustainability solutions, Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted future energy initiative, and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today signed an agreement to cooperate across a range of activities to reduce the airline’s carbon footprint through sustainable and energy efficient measures. |
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| Etihad to bring major Hurling final to Abu Dhabi | 20-02-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, will bring Abu Dhabi its first taste of Irish hurling, one of the world’s fastest sports, when it hosts the M. Donnelly Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship final on Saturday 14 March at 4pm. |
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| Spotlight on Melbourne in new Etihad promotion | 05-02-2009 |
| Etihad Holidays, a division of Etihad Airways, has launched its latest “World Deals” promotion which features four Australian destinations along with a host of exciting cities and beach locations across Thailand, Malaysia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. |
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| Etihad offers special fares for UAE customers | 05-02-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will begin flights to the US city of Chicago from Wednesday 2 September, 2009. The route will be served initially three times a week and will increase to daily flights from Thursday 1 October, 2009. |
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| Etihad cites Milan success to Italian minister | 05-02-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, this week emphasised the importance of Italy to its global flight network and outlined plans to increase flights to the country, following a visit to Abu Dhabi by the Italian tourism minister. |
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| Etihad steps up Emiratisation drive | 04-02-2009 |
| Hundreds of young UAE nationals have expressed interest in working for Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, following the first day of the Abu Dhabi Recruitment Show 2009. |
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| Chicago to become Etihad’s second US destination | 03-02-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will begin flights to the US city of Chicago from Wednesday 2 September, 2009. The route will be served initially three times a week and will increase to daily flights from Thursday 1 October, 2009. |
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| Etihad launches Melbourne prize Golf competition | 26-01-2009 |
| Etihad Airways is offering two return economy tickets to Melbourne in a competition on its new dedicated golf website www.etihad-golf.com following the success of its “shot from the yacht” challenge, held on the eve of last week’s Abu Dhabi Golf Championship. |
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| Etihad to codeshare with Bangkok Airways | 21-01-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is to extend further its expanding global network by providing its customers with greater access to destinations in Asia, following the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Thailand’s Bangkok Airways. |
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| Narrow body aircraft receive GCAA certification | 19-01-2009 |
| Etihad Airways has received full approval from the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) for its narrow body aircraft, the Airbus A319 and Airbus A320, to operate in Category III B (CAT III B) low visibility conditions at Abu Dhabi airport. |
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| Etihad to codeshare with Aer Arann | 18-01-2009 |
| Etihad Airways is to extend further its expanding global network by providing its customers with greater access to destinations in Ireland, following the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Aer Arann, of Ireland. |
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| World cup star to coach at Chelsea soccer schools | 15-01-2009 |
| Football-fever is set to hit the emirate of Abu Dhabi in February when World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000 winner Marcel Desailly makes his debut at the Chelsea Soccer Schools which will take place at Zayed Sports City in the capital city and also, for the first time, Al Ain. |
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| Immelman success in “Shot from the yacht” challenge | 14-01-2009 |
| Etihad Airways, a diamond sponsor of the Abu Dhabi Golf Championship, has once again made the headlines on the eve of the European Tour event by hosting another of its innovative challenges, this year involving reigning US Masters champion Trevor Immelman. |
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| Etihad unveils latest Formula 1 branded aircraft | 08-01-2009 |
| With the inaugural Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix taking place later this year on 1 November Etihad has accelerated towards the starting grid by painting one of its wide-body Airbus aircraft with an iconic special F1 livery. |
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| Record passenger growth tops impressive year | 04-01-2009 |
Etihad Airways flew more than six million passengers in 2008, a 34 per cent jump on 2007.
The growth during 2008, Etihad’s fifth year of operations, saw passenger numbers total 6,021,931 and the average seat factor rise from 68 per cent to 75 per cent. The airline has also taken delivery of nine new aircraft boosting its fleet to a total of 42. |
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| Etihad awarded flying rights to Japan | 18-12-2008 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been awarded rights to start a five-flights-a-week service from its Abu Dhabi home base to the Japanese capital Tokyo, from March 2010. |
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| Etihad wins ‘Airline of the Year’ award | 15-12-2008 |
| Etihad Airways has been voted ‘airline of the year’ at the 2008 Arabian Business Achievement Awards, the latest in a series of prestigious accolades that the national airline of the United Arab Emirates has collected in recent months. |
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| Etihad wins major award in USA | 14-12-2008 |
| Etihad Airways has been voted the airline with the best business class service from the United States to the Middle East by the readers of the American monthly consumer magazine, Business Traveler USA. |
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| Almaty flights launched from Abu Dhabi | 03-12-2008 |
| Etihad Airways has launched its first flight from Abu Dhabi to the Kazakhstan commercial capital, Almaty, bringing to 50 the number of destinations served by the fast-growing national airline of the United Arab Emirates. |
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| Etihad wins major European sponsorship award | 24-11-2008 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has won the ‘European Sponsorship of the Year’ award in the business to consumer category for its sponsorship of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) hurling in Ireland. |
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| Etihad junior rugby tournament scores success | 24-11-2008 |
| This inaugural Etihad Airways Junior Rugby Festival has been heralded a major success by players and officials who took part in the junior tournament which brought the event to a close at Al Ghazal Golf Club last weekend in Abu Dhabi. |
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| Etihad wins ‘Airlines of the year’ award | 20-11-2008 |
| Etihad Airways has been voted ‘airline of the year’ at the 2008 Aviation Business Awards, the latest in a series of prestigious accolades that the national airline of the United Arab Emirates has collected in recent months. |
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| Etihad VP wins top Aviation Award | 16-11-2008 |
| Etihad Airways’ vice president of international affairs, Mr Vijay Poonoosamy, has been presented with an Udyog Rattan award in India for his “outstanding contribution to the international aviation”. |
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| Chelsea footballers visit World Travel Market | 12-11-2008 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates showcased its latest international sports sponsorships, expanding route network and award-winning products and services at this year’s World Travel Market (WTM) at ExCeL in London. |
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| Rugby stars jet into Abu Dhabi to train youngsters | 05-11-2008 |
| Etihad Airways and Harlequins Rugby Club have launched the first Rugby Schools event in Abu Dhabi which will see seven to 14 year olds take part in specialist training clinics with star players from the London club such as Will Skinner and English full international David Strettle. |
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| Etihad unveils latest global sports sponsorship deal | 23-10-2008 |
| Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has extended its growing array of international sports sponsorships to Australia in a new deal which will see the famous Telstra Dome in Melbourne re-named from early next year as the Etihad Stadium. |
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| Etihad set to increase winter flying programme | 13-10-2008 |
| Air travellers can look forward to two new destinations, a greater choice of Etihad Airways services and significantly improved flight connections at its Abu Dhabi base, when the new winter flying programme starts on Sunday 26 October. |
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| Etihad scoops website award | 28-09-2008 |
| Etihad Airways has won the 2008 ‘WebAward’ for ‘outstanding achievement in website development in recognition of industry-wide praise for its innovative online marketing strategy. |
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| Etihad to launch flights to Nigeria | 26-08-2008 |
| Etihad Airways is to start flights next year to Nigeria from Abu Dhabi. The airline will operate four services a week to Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, and Abuja, the country’s capital city. |
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| Etihad Moscow flights to launch in December | 18-08-2008 |
| Etihad Airways will launch flights to the Russian capital, Moscow, from its Abu Dhabi home base on Monday 1 December 2008 and with flights to the Kazakhstan capital, Almaty, commencing the following day on Tuesday 2 December. |
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| Etihad wins major Global Aviation Award | 21-07-2008 |
| Etihad Airways has been voted the airline with the “best marketing strategy“ at this year’s Airline Business awards, receiving critical acclaim for its strong brand identity and the innovative sponsorship programmes with its sporting and cultural partners across the world. |
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| Etihad to launch Minsk service in August | 17-06-2008 |
| Etihad Airways will become to the first airline from the Gulf region to fly to Belarus when the Abu Dhabi-based carrier launches its twice weekly flights to the country’s capital, Minsk, on 5 August 2008. |
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| Etihad to codeshare with Jet Airways | 10-06-2008 |
Etihad Airways is to extend further its expanding global network by providing its customers with greater access to the Indian sub-continent, following the signing of a new codeshare agreement with Indian carrier, Jet Airways. |
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| Etihad Crystal Cargo carries Picasso masterpieces | 27-05-2008 |
| Etihad Crystal Cargo, a division of Etihad Airways, has been given the privileged role of shipping more than 180 Pablo Picasso masterpieces from Paris to Abu Dhabi ahead of the opening of the world renowned artist’s exhibition in the UAE’s capital city. |
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| Etihad to forge closer links with Malayasia Airlines | 22-05-2008 |
| Etihad Airways is set to forge closer links with Malaysia Airlines, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding which will potentially see the two national airlines add destinations to their international networks and offer frequent flyer benefits offered to their respective customers. |
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| Etihad opens new Business class lounge | 18-05-2008 |
| Etihad Airways has opened a new business lounge at its Abu Dhabi airport home base which offers the airline’s business class customers a wealth of state-of-the-art relaxation and entertainment facilities in addition to around-the-clock dining. |
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| Etihad makes its BITE debut | 12-05-2008 |
| Etihad Airways will showcase its expanding route network, latest international sports sponsorships and award-winning products and services at this year’s Bahrain International Travel Expo (BITE), which takes place between 14 and 17 May at the Bahrain International Exhibition Centre. |
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| Etihad set to launch expanded summer schedule | 01-03-2008 |
| Air travellers can look forward to a greater choice of Etihad Airways services and improved flight connections, with a new summer flying programme set to be launched on 30 March which will be 47 per cent larger than the same period last year. |
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