Etihad Airways launches flights to Sana'a

Etihad Airways will launch direct flights to Sana'a, Yemen's political and commercial capital on September 1, 2013.

Sana’a will be the airline’s eighth destination on the Arabian Peninsula beyond Abu Dhabi, joining Bahrain, Dammam, Doha, Jeddah, Kuwait, Muscat and Riyadh. Flights to Sana’a will operate four times a week.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways president and chief executive officer, said: “The launch of direct services to Sana’a is consistent with our strategy of adding depth and scale to our network and targeting areas of growth in emerging markets.”

“The ancestral, cultural and business ties between the two countries are significant, and we believe the new service will further facilitate Yemen’s economic development in the months and years ahead.”