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Etihad launches second daily service to Melbourne

ABU DHABI, July 31, 2015

Etihad Airways is set to launch its second daily non-stop service this weekend that will connect Melbourne to the world and create new opportunities for international commerce and trade.

The flight EY462 will depart Abu Dhabi at 10:30 am local time on August 1 and touch down in Melbourne at around 6:05 am on August 2, said a statement.

The new service will be operated by a three-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with eight seats in First Class, 40 in Business Class and 280 in Economy Class, it said.

It will complement the airline’s existing daily non-stop B777 flight between Melbourne and Abu Dhabi.

James Hogan, president and chief executive officer, said the launch of the airline’s second daily flight would put Etihad in its strongest ever competitive position in the Melbourne market.

“Becoming the only airline to offer double daily non-stop flights between Melbourne and the UAE clearly demonstrates our ongoing commitment to Victoria and exponentially increases the attractiveness of our customer proposition,” he said.

“From August 1 we will connect more international visitors to Melbourne from more markets in the Middle East and Europe and will offer Melbournians the convenience of two daily departures and one-stop connectivity to more than 50 great destinations,” he said.

“We also plan to boost our economic contribution to the state of Victoria through the airline’s successful freight division – Etihad Cargo. The addition of a second Boeing 777-300ER will double belly-hold cargo capacity between Melbourne and Abu Dhabi and provide new opportunities for bilateral trade with the UAE – Australia’s largest trading partner in the Middle East.”

Etihad will now offer one-stop connectivity between Melbourne and popular destinations such as Edinburgh, Geneva, Madrid and Zurich on the Etihad Airways network, Stuttgart and Vienna operated by the Air Berlin Group, and Venice operated by Alitalia, and improved connectivity to key destinations such as Athens and Brussels.

The airline will also offer double daily connectivity between Melbourne and Manchester, Dublin, Beirut and London Heathrow, where guests will experience Etihad Airways’ flagship A380 aircraft.

Etihad will also offer double daily connections to Rome and Milan in conjunction with Alitalia, Berlin and Düsseldorf with airberlin, and Belgrade with Air Serbia.

The new double daily schedule for Melbourne will increase to 39 the total number of non-stop weekly return flights the airline operates between its four Australian gateways.

The airline flies daily from Brisbane and Perth and offers double daily flights from Sydney – 11 of which are operated by Etihad Airways and three which are operated by partner Virgin Australia.

Etihad Airways also codeshares on Virgin Australia flights to 44 destinations across Australia and six in New Zealand. - TradeArabia News Service




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