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Thu, 03/19/2009 - 14:01
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Etihad targets seven million passengers in 2009
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, aims to increase its passenger numbers in 2009 by 15 per cent to a total of seven million.
The airline will expand its global flight network to 55 destinations during the year as well as grow its fleet to more than 50 aircraft. Etihad flew six million passengers in 2008 to 50 routes with a fleet of 42 aircraft.
A total of 900 weekly Etihad flights will operate this summer, a 20 per cent rise on the 750 weekly flights which operated during the same season in 2008.
Eleven new passenger aircraft are set to join Etihad's fleet in 2009 which will enable Etihad to launch new services to Melbourne, Istanbul, Athens, Larnaca and Chicago, as well as increase frequencies on many existing routes across its network of international destinations.
The additional aircraft will increase Etihad's seat capacity by 18 per cent and cargo capacity by 12 per cent to 3.5 million tonnes.
Currently Etihad has a fleet of 44 narrow and wide-body aircraft which will rise to 52, with one aircraft retiring recently from the current fleet, by the end of 2009. The new additions consist of two Airbus A330-200s, one A330-300, two A340-600s, five A320-200s and one Boeing 777-300ER.
Etihad achieved more than US$2.5 billion in revenues in 2008 and is targeting US$3 billion in 2009, an increase of 20 per cent.
Etihad has a workforce of 7,300 and plans to recruit a further 1,000 employees during the year, bringing total staff numbers to 8,500, an increase of 15 per cent.
Flight deck crew numbers will grow by 65 during 2009. In addition, 25 trainee pilots are expected to graduate from the airline's Emirati and international cadet pilot programmes, bringing the total number of pilots to 840 by the end of the year. This will represent an increase in pilots of 11 per cent. Furthermore, nearly 100 new cadet pilots will start training with Etihad during the year.
Etihad currently has 2,900 cabin crew members in its ranks and the airline plans to recruit an additional 200 people during 2009, bringing the total number of crew to 3,100 by the end of the year, an increase of 10 per cent.
The opening of the new Terminal 3 at Abu Dhabi airport will continue to enhance the experience for Etihad Airways customers and allow the airline to expand and meet its future growth projections.
The airline will expand its global flight network to 55 destinations during the year as well as grow its fleet to more than 50 aircraft. Etihad flew six million passengers in 2008 to 50 routes with a fleet of 42 aircraft.
A total of 900 weekly Etihad flights will operate this summer, a 20 per cent rise on the 750 weekly flights which operated during the same season in 2008.
Eleven new passenger aircraft are set to join Etihad's fleet in 2009 which will enable Etihad to launch new services to Melbourne, Istanbul, Athens, Larnaca and Chicago, as well as increase frequencies on many existing routes across its network of international destinations.
The additional aircraft will increase Etihad's seat capacity by 18 per cent and cargo capacity by 12 per cent to 3.5 million tonnes.
Currently Etihad has a fleet of 44 narrow and wide-body aircraft which will rise to 52, with one aircraft retiring recently from the current fleet, by the end of 2009. The new additions consist of two Airbus A330-200s, one A330-300, two A340-600s, five A320-200s and one Boeing 777-300ER.
Etihad achieved more than US$2.5 billion in revenues in 2008 and is targeting US$3 billion in 2009, an increase of 20 per cent.
Etihad has a workforce of 7,300 and plans to recruit a further 1,000 employees during the year, bringing total staff numbers to 8,500, an increase of 15 per cent.
Flight deck crew numbers will grow by 65 during 2009. In addition, 25 trainee pilots are expected to graduate from the airline's Emirati and international cadet pilot programmes, bringing the total number of pilots to 840 by the end of the year. This will represent an increase in pilots of 11 per cent. Furthermore, nearly 100 new cadet pilots will start training with Etihad during the year.
Etihad currently has 2,900 cabin crew members in its ranks and the airline plans to recruit an additional 200 people during 2009, bringing the total number of crew to 3,100 by the end of the year, an increase of 10 per cent.
The opening of the new Terminal 3 at Abu Dhabi airport will continue to enhance the experience for Etihad Airways customers and allow the airline to expand and meet its future growth projections.
