Etihad Airways Cabin Crew.
Abu Dhabi,
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab
Emirates (UAE), today announced the addition of a second daily direct flight from
its Abu Dhabi hub to Rome, effective 25 March 2018. The new service will take the
total number of Etihad Airways’ flights on the route to 14 a week.
The
additional frequencies will be introduced in phases, beginning 25 March 2018,
with five extra weekly flights, rising to a twice-a-day service from 1 May
2018.
The double-daily
schedule will provide greater choice to local passengers travelling between the
capital cities of the UAE and Italy, and further increase connectivity to and
from both countries.
The new early morning departure from Abu Dhabi and midday return service from Rome will offer links to popular cities across Australia, China, Japan and Korea.
With the additional service,
Etihad Airways’ frequency between Abu Dhabi and its two Italian gateways of
Rome and Milan will increase from two flights to three flights a day.
Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways Chief Executive Officer, said: “Ensuring our guests have greater flexibility and more travel options is a focus for Etihad Airways. Since we launched the Abu Dhabi – Rome route in 2014, it has become one of our most popular services for business and leisure travellers. We are therefore delighted to further develop the route with additional services.”
Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways Chief Executive Officer, said: “Ensuring our guests have greater flexibility and more travel options is a focus for Etihad Airways. Since we launched the Abu Dhabi – Rome route in 2014, it has become one of our most popular services for business and leisure travellers. We are therefore delighted to further develop the route with additional services.”
Etihad Airways’
codeshare partner Alitalia has announced that it will discontinue the operation
of its daily flight between Rome and Abu Dhabi from 25 March 2018. Alitalia
will however continue to codeshare with Etihad and will also place its code on
the new Etihad flights. Guests holding reservations on Alitalia flights between
Rome and Abu Dhabi and beyond will be re-accommodated on services operated by
Etihad Airways.
Flight
schedule between Abu Dhabi and Rome from 25 March 2018:
Flight
No.
|
Origin
|
Departs
|
Destination
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Aircraft
|
EY
83
|
Abu
Dhabi
|
08:45
|
Rome
|
13:00
|
Daily
|
Boeing
777-300
|
EY
84
|
Rome
|
22:00
|
Abu
Dhabi
|
05:50
+1
|
Daily
|
Boeing
777-300
|
EY
85
|
Abu
Dhabi
|
02:35
|
Rome
|
07:05
|
Daily*
|
Airbus
A330-200
|
EY
86
|
Rome
|
11:15
|
Abu
Dhabi
|
19:20
|
Daily*
|
Airbus
A330-200
|
Note:
All departures and arrivals are listed in local time.
+
denotes next day
*Tuesday
and Thursday services will operate from 1 May 2018
-ENDS-
About Etihad Aviation Group
Headquartered
in Abu Dhabi, the Etihad Aviation Group is a diversified global aviation and
travel group with a business model driven by partnership and an innovative
approach to growth. Etihad Aviation Group comprises five business divisions –
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates; Etihad
Airways Engineering; Etihad Airport Services; Hala Group and Airline Equity
Partners. For more information, please visit: etihad.com.
About Etihad Airways
From
its Abu Dhabi base, Etihad Airways flies to 103 international passenger and
cargo destinations with its fleet of 115 Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Etihad
Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, was established by
Royal (Emiri) Decree in July 2003, and in 2017 carried 18.6 million passengers.
For more information, please visit: etihad.com, follow @EtihadAirways on
Twitter and join Etihad Airways on Facebook.
For more information contact:
Siobhan Bardet
Etihad Aviation Group
Tel: + 971 2 511
1049
Email: sbardet@etihad.ae
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