Etihad Airways flys from Abu Dhabi home-base to Australia. © Etihad Airways
To Australia
Etihad Airways secures seven additional flights to Australia.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has secured seven additional weekly flight frequencies from its Abu Dhabi home-base to Australia. The seven flights can be operated to any gateway in Australia which includes Etihad’s current destinations of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. A further seven weekly flights have been granted to Etihad on the condition that the operation also flies via or onto a regional airport. Etihad currently flies 21 times a week between Abu Dhabi and Australia. This includes eleven flights to Sydney, seven to Melbourne and three to Brisbane. The new flight slots will available from March 2011. Following the announcement of the new agreement, Etihad has access to a total of 42 flights a week in to Australia, 35 direct to gateways and seven via or onto regional hubs.
