Abu Dhabi Airports Company yesterday announced at World Routes that the Northern Winter timetable for the period November 2011 – March 2012 at Abu Dhabi International Airport will represent an eight per cent increase in the total weekly aircraft movements compared with last year’s winter schedule. Travellers will be offered over 900 flights weekly from Abu Dhabi to five continents around the globe, with additional frequencies, newly launched airlines and destinations.
The new enriched schedule is a result of the joint efforts of Abu Dhabi Airports Company and its airline partners to offer efficient and quality services to all travellers from the Capital’s airport through a wide selection of flights and frequencies with enhanced global connectivity. This development comes as the airport prepares for the peak travel season during the months of October to January as Abu Dhabi hosts major international and local events including the 2011 Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in November, along with this season’s holidays of Eid Al Adha and Hajj.
The 2011-2012 winter timetable includes amongst others; Etihad Airways’ new destinations of Chengdu, Dusseldorf, Male and the Seychelles, as well as additional frequencies on existing routes, and enhanced schedules from Air India Express, Yemenia Airways and Saudi Arabian Airlines. Moreover, Singapore Airways and Lufthansa have optimised their schedules, while another significant contributor to this growth, are this year are the new services from VAustralia, Cathay Pacific and Czech Airlines which began during the Northern Summer schedules.
Eng. Ahmad Al Haddabi, Chief Operating Officer, Abu Dhabi Airports Company, said: “As the Emirate of Abu Dhabi gears up for the busy coming months, with major international, local events and holidays taking place, Abu Dhabi Airports Company is continuously adapting its plans and developments to deliver services that would exceed the expectations and demands of its travelers and airlines partners equally. Saying this, we value the commitment of all our airlines to work with us in fulfilling this objective as they strive to increase their frequencies and launch new destinations to accommodate the market’s needs.”
In the new timetable for winter 2011, Abu Dhabi International Airport’s top routes are Bahrain with 63 weekly flights followed by Doha with 61 flights and Muscat with 57 flights.
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