Etihad to increase Philippine link

Etihad this year enjoyed its busiest ever month in July 2009, despite the downturn, with
more than 616,000 passengers flying onboard the airline's flights, a nine per cent increase on passenger numbers for July 2008.

EY currently opperates Manila (MNL) daily from Abu Dhabi (AUH) with its 777-300ER is due to add the additional service 02Jan2010. The additional service will be operated using an A330-200 and will mean the service will now be twice daily throughout the week with the exception of Thursday and Saturday.