Etihad Airways: Route Exchange Carrier

INTRO:

The national airline of the United Arab Emirates, Etihad Airways, was established by a royal decree in 2003. The airline is based in Abu Dhabi and operates a hub operation there.

FLEET

As of July 2010, Etihad has 50 aircraft:

• 16 A330-200s
• 13 A320-200s
• 7 A340-600s
• 6 B777-300ERs
• 4
A340-500s
• 2 A330-300s
• 2 A319-100s

PERSONNEL

NETWORK STRATEGY:

Etihad currently flies to 64 destinations the Middle East, Europe, Indian subcontinent, North America, Far East, Africa and Oceania.

Etihad hubs traffic through Abu Dhabi to a wide range of destinations, with twelve destinations served in Europe which feed over twenty destinations in Asia. It also has a growing African network and serves North America with non-stop serves to New York, Chicago and Toronto.

Strategic Partnership: Jong Hum Park, director general, Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs (MLTM), Republic of Korea met with James Hogan, CEO, Etihad Airways to announce the airline's new Seoul service, starting in December.

CONTACT

Ahead of World Routes in Vancouver, airports wishing to meet Etihad Airways should deliver the following content in their presentation:

• Their overall market, what is driving its growth (if relevant), and how it is segmented.
• Their current links to Abu Dhabi and the UAE and what growth prospects are in the pipeline that might increase these links going forward.
• Historical market size and average fare information for O&Ds from their market to our network (including surface leakage data where relevant).

• The type/level of financial and other support that they could provide for a new service or capacity increase.

Etihad is currently planning for W2011 and beyond.

To send a proposal to Etihad through the Route Exchange please click on the following link where your message will be read by the Etihad team

https://www.routesonline.com/airlines/3491/etihad-airways/50/airline-requirements/