Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi flights  

Etihad Airways Airlines - call center tel +971-2-5990844

Etihad Airways is an Abu Dhabi based airline, established in 2003, and call themselves the national carrier of the UAE. Etihad don't fly out of Dubai but they arrange bus transport from Dubai to Abu Dhabi airport, and Etihad are usually a little cheaper than Emirates Airlines. Many Dubai residents living in "New Dubai" (the area towards Jebel Ali) consider an Etihad flight instead of Emirates to avoid getting snarled up in traffic on the way to Dubai airport (DXB). The IATA code for Abu Dhabi Airport is AUH, not ABD although ABD is commonly used as an abbreviation for the city of Abu Dhabi. Etihad also fly from Al Ain (AAN) with a stop in Abu Dhabi. Etihad don't have passengers, they have "Guests", and instead of Economy, Business, and First Class, Etihad has the Coral (economy), Pearl (business), and Diamond (first) Zones. Confused? We are.

• Chairman of Etihad Airways is Dr Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saif Al Nahyan, he is also Chairman of the Civil Aviation Department in Abu Dhabi.
• Chief Executive of Etihad is James Hogan
• Etihad operations began in 2003
• Etihad Airways has flight destinations in Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East.

Etihad Airways flight destinations include:

1. Peshawar flights re-routed to Islamabad mid August 2009 due to security issues in Pakistan (rocket attacks at Peshawar Airport).
2. Etihad Abu Dhabi-Colombo flights will resume in January 2010 (press release 18 January 2009), starting with 4 flights per week. EY266 AUH-CMB 2155-0345 on Mon Wed Fri Sun, EY267 CMB-AUH 0445-0800 on Mon Tue Thu Sat. Codeshare (UL) with Sri Lankan Airlines.

Etihad codeshare agreements

1. Aer Arann, Ireland
2. American Airlines, USA - announced 09 July 2009, regulatory approval from the US government announced 19 August 2009. American Airlines will put 'AA' code on Etihad flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Chicago (ORD), Dublin (DUB), Frankfurt (FRA), Manchester (MAN), Milan (MXP), New York (JFK), Paris (CDG). Etihad Airways will put its 'EY' code on some American Airlines trans-Atlantic flights between USA and Europe, and some internal USA flights from New York (JFK) and Chicago (ORD) to other major US cities.
3. Bangkok Airways, Thailand
4. British Midland Airways (BMI), UK
5. Brussels Airlines, Belgium (Oct 2005) - codeshare flights to Barcelona (29 Mar 2009), Birmingham, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Gotheburg, Madrid (29 Mar 2009), Oslo, Stockholm
6. Cyprus Airlines - MOU signed 01 July 2009, codeshare to come into effect September 2009 with CY code on Etihad flights between Dubai and Larnaca.
7. Flybe, UK (from late 2009) - EY (Etihad) codeshare flights from Paris, Frankfurt, Manchester to UK regional airports including Belfast, Birmingham, Southampton. BE (Flybe) codeshare flights from Paris, Frankfurt, Manchester to Abu Dhabi.
8. JAT Airways
9. Jet Airways, India (from 2008)
10. Kuwait Airlines, Kuwait
11. Malaysian Airlines, Malaysia
12. Middle East Airlines, Lebanon
13. Philippine Airlines, Philippines
14. Qantas, Australia - from 29 March 2009
15. Royal Air Maroc, Morocco
16. Saudi Arabia Airlines, Saudi Arabia (from 2008)
17. Sri Lankan Airlines, Sri Lanka (from 2008)
18. Turkish Airlines, Turkey - codeshare agreement with EY code on Turkish Airline flights between Abu Dhabi and Istanbul, announced 12 July 2009.
19. Ukraine International Airlines
20. Yemen Airways, Yemen (from 2008)

Etihad sponsorships include:

• Abu Dhabi Golf Championships
• Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Formula 1
• All Ireland Hurling Championships
• Chelsea Football Club, a 3 year deal from September 2007 with the Etihad logo on the Stamford Bridge stadium
• Etihad Harlequins (a UK rugby team) from August 2007, and the East Stand of the Twickenham Stoop was renamed the Etihad Stand
• Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Australia (renamed in March 2009 from the Telstra Dome)
• Ferrari Formula 1 team

Etihad Airways in numbers

• Figures in italics are forecast or estimates. Most 2008 and 2009 figures from 18 March 2009 Etihad press release.
• Etihad press release 18 March 2009 said they expect to have more than 50 planes in 2009 which means the 2010 figure will probably be revised upwards.
• 25 million passengers targeted for 2020 (03 March 2009 press release)
• Etihad has 755 pilots according to press release 04 January 2009. Press release 18 March 2008 implies 750 pilots at end of 2008.

Etihad subsidiaries

• Etihad Holidays with offices in Al Wahda Mall, Khalidiya Mall, Marina Mall Abu Dhabi, and others
• Etihad Crystal Cargo - transported over 200,000 tonnes in 2008. As of September 2009, Etihad Crystal Cargo has 14 destinations including Baghdad (01 Sep 2009 start), Colombo, Frankfurt Haan, Lagos, Milan, Mumbai. ECC fleet of dedicated air cargo freighter planes is two Airbus A300-600 and an MD11 (27 August 209).

Etihad Business Class ... er ... Pearl Zone award 02 April 2009

• In the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards for 2009, Etihad won the Best Business Class and the Best Business Class Catering awards, which apparently 16 million people voted for. What was especially impressive was that Etihad don't even have a business class (or any sort of class for that matter) ... they have a "Coral Zone". In 2008, Etihad's Coral Zone ... er ... business class was 5th, and in 2007 it was 10th. Since Etihad can't do better than 1st place, we're wondering if their business class / Coral Zone will start winning the First Class awards in 2010.
• In the overall Airline of the Year 2009 awards, Etihad was placed 7th (Cathay Pacific scored first place, and Emirates was 5th).

Etihad Terminal 3 at Abu Dhabi International Airport

The new Terminal 3 (T3) at Abu Dhabi International Airport opened for Etihad flights from 02 February 2009. Destinations and dates from which flights depart out of Terminal 3 are (other Etihad flights will continue to depart out of T1 / Terminal 1):

Etihad plane crash

On 15 November 2007, an A340-600 aircraft crashed into a wall at the Toulouse Airbus plant while the brakes and engines were being tested, which seems a funny way to check if the brakes work - it looks like they didn't. Emails flew around the world shortly after the accident, with an inaccurate pejorative story about UAE pilots (an Airbus engineer was driving the bus), and accurate photos of the decapitated plane (the front fell off - to borrow a phrase from a certain Mr Dagg talking about a boat in Australia years ago). According to reports, 5 people ended up in hospital, and the plane, worth $220 million off the shelf, was written off. Although the aircraft was painted with the Etihad name and was due for delivery to Etihad, Etihad said it didn't belong to them at the time of the prang. An investigation concluded the plane crashed because the wheels weren't chocked while the engines were being tested. We're wondering if all Etihad planes now hang a pair of chocks from the rear-view mirror instead of fluffy dice.

Update 08 July 2009: Etihad cancelled its order for the damaged A340. Not surprising really. Would you be happy flying in a plane missing a cockpit?

Contact Etihad Airways

• Etihad office address: New Airport Road, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Etihad postal address: PO Box 35566, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Tel office: +971-2-5058000, call center: 800-2277 (toll-free in UAE) or +971-2-5990844, fax: +971-2-5058111
• Tel Etihad at Abu Dhabi International Airport: +971-2-5757874
• careers.etihadairways.com - website for jobs at Etihad Airways

Last update Thursday 05-Nov-2009

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