Etihad ups Abu Dhabi flights

Middle Eastern airline Etihad has announced an increase in the number of services between Heathrow Airport and Abu Dhabi from today.

Flights between the two points now take off 14 times a week, compared with 12 times a week previously.

The route is being flown by Airbus A330-200 and A340-500 aircraft, with a capacity of 240 passengers for each flight.

From Abu Dhabi, travellers can take connecting services to destinations such as Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Sydney.

"This move reaffirms Etihad's commitment to develop its operation from London Heathrow, as well as continuing to offer UK-based customers easy access to key international trading hubs in the Middle East and beyond via Abu Dhabi," commented Peter Dunkin, general manager for UK and Ireland at Etihad.

Last week, the carrier announced plans to increase services from Abu Dhabi to two locations in India: Trivandrum and Cochin.

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