Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will add a fourth daily service between Abu Dhabi and Bangkok from 1 July 2015.
Operated by a B777-300ER aircraft, the new service will increase the number of roundtrip flights which Etihad Airways operates between the two cities to 28 per week, and add approximately 5,000 weekly seats to the route.
The new flight will offer business and leisure travellers in the UAE and Thailand the convenience of additional departure and arrival times. It will also increase capacity for guests connecting to the Bangkok service from other points on Etihad Airways' global network and from flights to Abu Dhabi operated by its partner airlines.
Kevin Knight, Etihad Airways Chief Strategy and Planning Officer, said: "Bangkok is one of the most popular destinations in our global network. The route has strong year-round demand and attracts guests from across the UAE, GCC, Middle East, Africa and Europe.
"The new service - with its attractive timing and convenient two-way connections - will make ours a more competitive and attractive offering for business travellers and holidaymakers to Thailand, as well as travellers based in Thailand."
Etihad Airways launched its Bangkok route with daily flights in April 2004. The Thai capital was one of the airline's first long haul destinations. It added a second daily service in June 2006 and a third daily flight in April 2012.
Schedule for Abu Dhabi - Bangkok, effective 1 July 2015
Notes:
1. New flights highlighted in yellow
2. All departures and arrivals are listed in local time.
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About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways began operations in 2003, and in 2014 carried 14.8 million passengers. From its Abu Dhabi base, Etihad Airways flies to 111 existing or announced passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. The airline has a fleet of 116 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and more than 200 aircraft on firm order, including 69 Boeing 787s, 25 Boeing 777-X, 62 Airbus A350s and eight Airbus A380s.
Etihad Airways holds equity investments in airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Aer Lingus, Alitalia, Jet Airways and Virgin Australia, and is in the process of formalising an equity investment in Swiss-based Etihad Regional, operated by Darwin Airline. Etihad Airways, along with airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Alitalia, Etihad Regional, Jet Airways and NIKI, also participate in Etihad Airways Partners, a new brand that brings together like-minded airlines to offer customers more choice through improved networks and schedules and enhanced frequent flyer benefits.
For more information, please visit: www.etihad.com
For more information:
Stephen Mahoney, Etihad Airways Corporate Affairs
Mobile: +61 488 125 538
Email: smahoney@etihad.ae
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