Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, increases capacity on its daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Melbourne, introducing a brand new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from December 1st 2013. Etihad currently operates three daily flights from London Heathrow and two daily from Manchester to Abu Dhabi where passengers can hook up with onward destinations including Melbourne. The three-class, 328-seat Boeing 777 will replace the present Airbus A340 fleet, delivering 252 more seats a week – a 12.3 per cent increase – between the capital of the State of Victoria and the capital of the UAE. The service upgrade was announced in Abu Dhabi by James Hogan, president, Etihad Airways, at a business dinner hosted by the Victorian government and attended by 400 people. “Melbourne is likely one...
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