Thursday, Aug 05, 2010
Measure enables carrier to add 42 seats on short-distance routes
Dubai Etihad Airways will convert up to 10 A320s into all economy-class configurations to meet demand for economy travel on short haul routes, the company said.
The scheme will start with two A320 aircraft that will be reconfigured to carry 42 additional economy passengers. An Etihad A320 aircraft is normally configured to have 162 economy seats Initial destinations to be served by the all-economy class aircraft will be Alexandria, Egypt; Calicut and Thiruvananthapuram, India; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Damascus, Syria and Doha, Qatar.
“Our all economy aircraft will allow us to offer a more competitive product in key point-to-point markets in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and the Indian Subcontinent, while maintaining the high standards of service we have become known for,” Etihad Airways chief executive James Hogan said in a statement yesterday.
Driven by low premium traffic demand on short haul routes, the carrier will launch additional routes within a five-hour radius where it will place its converted aircraft.
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By Nadia Saleem?Staff Reporter
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