August 2008
Moscow & Almaty from December
Etihad to start Melbourne flights
Etihad places aircraft order
Chennai , Kozhikode and Minsk services start
Three flights a day to London
Etihad signs codeshare with Jet
Gottogo, with Etihad Holidays
Moscow and Almaty from December
This December, we’ll start flying to two more destinations: the Russian capital of Moscow and Almaty in Kazakhstan. Our Moscow service will start on December 1 with five non-stop flights a week from Abu Dhabi. A day later, on December 2, we’ll launch our four-times-a-week service to the Kazakh city of Almaty. Etihad will be the only airline to provide a non-stop service between Abu Dhabi and these two destinations. Check flight schedules and book online now
 
Etihad to start Melbourne flights
Etihad Airways will launch non-stop daily services from Abu Dhabi to Melbourne, Australia, from March 2009. Melbourne, capital of the Australian state of Victoria, will be our third destination in the country, after Sydney and Brisbane. The service promises to open up excellent connections between Australia and our growing network in the Middle East, Europe and North America. On the new Melbourne route, we will operate a three-cabin Airbus A340-600 configured to carry 286 Guests: 12 in Diamond First Class, 30 in Pearl Business Class and 244 in Coral Economy Class. More...
 
Etihad places aircraft order at Farnborough
Etihad Airways has placed one of the largest aircraft orders in commercial aviation history at the Farnborough International Airshow in the UK. The total deal for up to 205 wide-body and narrow-body planes comprises 100 firm orders, 55 options and 50 purchase rights in a combination of Boeing and Airbus aircraft. The new aircraft are scheduled for delivery between 2011 and 2020 and, when delivered, will give the national airline of the UAE a fleet of more than 150 aircraft. More...
 
Chennai, Kozhikode and Minsk flights start
August 2008 saw Etihad add three new destinations to our global network: Chennai and Kozhikode in India, and Minsk in Belarus. Our Chennai and Kozhikode flights operate daily, offering convenient connections to and from several destinations on our network, including London, New York, Frankfurt, Muscat and Bahrain. Our flights to Minsk, the only service from the Gulf region to the capital of Belarus, operate two times a week.
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Three flights a day to London Heathrow
Come October, Etihad will expand its flying programme to the UK, adding a third daily flight from Abu Dhabi to London’s Heathrow airport. The new service, which brings our total number of flights to Heathrow each week from 17 to 21, compliments our other UK destination, Manchester, to which we operate a daily service.
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Etihad signs codeshare with Jet Airways
Etihad has signed a codeshare agreement with Jet Airways, India’s largest airline. Etihad will place its two-letter ‘EY’ code on all of Jet Airways’ daily services between Jet’s two hub airports, New Delhi and Mumbai, and Etihad’s own home base. In turn, Jet Airways will place its ‘9W’ code on Etihad's daily services to New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kozhikode. The codeshare offers Guests a larger network of destinations to choose from, connecting easily between Etihad's Indian destinations and Jet's extensive domestic network.
 
Gottogo with Etihad Holidays
Etihad Holidays is offering a range of unbeatable Gottogo packages to 17 destinations across Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and the Middle East. Take off to Kuala Lumpur for 3 nights from AED 1730, spend 3 nights in Dublin from AED 2995, go shopping in Paris from AED 3085, explore Beijing from just AED 1945, visit Johannesburg for 3 nights from AED 2750 or spend 6 nights in Bangkok and Phuket from just AED 3885. These amazing offers are on sale until September 25, 2008 for travel between August 31 and November 30, 2008. To book, simply call 800 2324 (in the UAE) or visit Etihad Holidays at Al Wahda Mall, Khalidiya Mall or Madinat Zayed in Abu Dhabi, or in Al Ain.
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