Speaking at Arabian Travel Market, al Ghaith revealed the carrier will welcome five new aircraft before the year is out.
The airline announced route expansion on three continents together with a huge increase in capacity in Pakistan.
The Dubai-based airline currently flies to over 120 destinations across six continents.
The most important news and announcements from the opening day of the region’s biggest travel event.
The MoU between the two airlines makes provision for reciprocal ‘earn and burn’ with frequent flyer programs
Emirates president Tim Clark said the airlines were not influenced by Etihad’s partnership with Virgin Australia.
Increased services from aviation hubs like Dubai and Doha boost Salalah’s tourism.
The national airline carried a total of 463,999 passengers in the last year.
Emirates and Qatar Airways are expected to be among the first and possibly biggest customers for Boeing’s latest aircraft.
Akbar Al Baker slams US aircraft maker for delays but says the Dreamliner should never have been grounded in the first place.
Emirates airline is among customers clamoring for the cost-saving 777X as early as possible in this decade.
All operational 787s were grounded in January but on Wednesday Qatar Airways flew one on a return flight from Dubai to Doha.
World’s second busiest international hub reports strong volumes from Western and Eastern Europe.
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The first of its four daily London flights, QR075, is currently listed as a Dreamliner service on its booking engine – as is the return flight (QR076).
The success of Etihad’s bet will depend on the capacity of the two airline heads to stay on friendly terms, writes Reuters’ Una Galani.
The UAE reinstated a visa waiver for Canadian citizens in April which it withdrew amid a dispute over landing rights more than two years ago.
Net income spike provided some respite for the company after the much-publicised grounding of its Dreamliner programme.
The Abu Dhabi carrier is approved to buy 27.3 million shares at 754.74 rupees each on a preferential basis.
The low-cost carrier will link Juba with Dubai four times a week.
The low-cost carrier introduced three new routes in the first quarter of the year.
Middle East travellers should brace themselves for cancellations and delays from today’s strike by the public services trade union ver.di
Boeing said planes wll be modified “in approximately the order they were delivered” and the expectation is they will be flying again in May.
New round-the-clock, comprehensive facility targets more Dubai passengers
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Business class passengers can sink into flatbed seats and enjoy touchscreen monitors
Its Dubai-Istanbul route has seen a 16 per cent growth in business class passenger revenue.
The soft opening of the region’s new airport was scheduled for April 1, having already been pushed back from December last year.
Etihad aims to tap into growing UAE trade flows and connect Serbian diaspora in Australia and US.
The stake will be split between domestic, qualified and foreign institutional and individual investors.