Abu Dhabi: Starting January 1, 2013, Etihad Airways will operate daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Istanbul, boosting services to the Turkish city. The Abu Dhabi-based airline first launched its services to Istanbul with four non-stop flights a week in June 2009 and later that same year increased the number to five services per week. To date, Etihad Airways has flown more than 200,000 guests on the route, the airline said in a statement on Thursday.
It added that the daily service will support traffic growth between Abu Dhabi and Turkey as well as connecting traffic to onward destinations across the GCC, Indian Subcontinent, North Asia and Australia. “Since launching, we have observed a high point-to-point traffic flow between Istanbul and Abu Dhabi, accounting for the largest share of travellers on the route. This is indicative of the thriving trade and commercial relationship between these two countries, as well as world-class tourism programs,” James Hogan, Etihad Airways President & Chief Executive Officer, said in a statement, adding that the airline continues to look at ways to enhance its codeshare partnership with Turkish Airlines in order to develop presence in Turkey.
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