Etihad starts Dusseldorf flights
Originally published on www.businesstravellerme.com 17/12/2011 - Filed under: News »
Etihad Airways has started four-a-week direct flights between Abu Dhabi and Düsseldorf.
The business-focused route - set to go daily next April - sees EY23 depart Abu Dhabi at 0205, landing in Dusseldorf at 0625, with EY24 departing the German city at 1100, arriving in Abu Dhabi 2025. These flights operate on Mondays and Fridays.
Scheduled on Tuesdays and Saturdays, EY25 departs Abu Dhabi at 0900, arriving in Dusseldorf 1320, with EY26 departing Dusseldorf 2130 and arriving in Abu Dhabi 0655 (next day). The route is being served by a three-class A330-300 with eight Diamond first class seats and 32 seats in Pearl business class.
Speaking in Düsseldorf, Etihad Airways' Chief Commercial Officer, Peter Baumgartner said it has carried more than 1.7 million passengers to and from Germany since it started flights to Munich in 2004, and now operates 25 weekly services to Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich.
"Düsseldorf was a logical step in growing our European passenger operations," he said. "By growing direct point-to-point traffic between the two cities, we also look forward to strengthening business and leisure ties between the capital of the UAE and Germany."
For more information, visit etihad.com
Report by Dominic Ellis
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