Etihad Airways president and chief executive officer James Hogan A consortium of Etihad Airways, Etihad Airport Services, airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles and Alitalia have raised a further $500m in a second platform financing transaction. The funds raised by the…
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Etihad named business airline of the year
For full coverage of Middle East business events, see MEED Etihad Airways was named last night as business airline of the year at the 2016 Business Travel Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane. The awards, organised…
Etihad reports 17 per cent passenger growth in 2015
For full coverage of business developments in the Middle East, see MEED Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE carried 17.4m passengers in 2015, 17 per cent than the figure for 2014, and operated 97,400 flights which covered 467 million…
New Etihad ad campaign targets UAE nationals
For full coverage of Middle East developments, see MEED Etihad Airways, the international airline of Abu Dhabi, will launch on 1 December a new marketing campaign targetting UAE nationals and highlighting local traditions, values and heritage. The initial phase of…
Abu Dhabi wins world travel market award
Abu Dhabi has won the city destination of the year award for the second consecutive year at the UK’s Travel Agents Choice Awards during London’s World Travel Market this week. Nearly 1,000 UK travel agents voted in the awards, which…
Etihad launches daily flights to Edinburgh
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, this week starts daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Edinburgh. Edinburgh is Etihad Airways’ first Scottish destination, and its third point in the UK, alongside a triple-daily operation to London Heathrow…
Etihad Airways’ revenue rises 28 per cent year-on-year to $3.2bn in first half
Etihad Airways today announced that its revenues in the first half of 2014 rose to $3.2bn, 28 per cent higher than in the same period of 2013. Passengers carried by the airline in the period rose to 6.7m, 22 per…