Etihad
Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has
announced plans to increase flights between Brisbane and Abu Dhabi
from three times a week to a daily service from February 1, 2013.
This
will bring to 28 the total number of flights Etihad Airways operates
between Australia and Abu Dhabi, together with partner airline Virgin
Australia.
The
additional four services will continue to operate via Singapore in
both directions and provide a new daily link between the city pairs.
James
Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, said
the increase in frequency was a game-changing move for the airline on
the Abu Dhabi-Singapore-Australia route.
“Going
daily to Brisbane and Singapore puts Etihad Airways in a stronger
competitive position and will increase the airline’s brand
footprint exponentially in these markets.