Etihad profit up 48pc

UAE-based Etihad Airways has announced a 2013 net profit up 48 per cent to US$62 million on revenues 27 per cent higher at US$6.1 billion.

James Hogan, president and ceo said the carrier had its financial targets for each of the past seven years and 2013 Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) increased by 16 per cent to 55.5 billion.

Etihad added six new destinations during the year: Washington DC, Amsterdam, Sao Paulo, Belgrade, Ho Chi Minh City and Sana'a.

The airline has nine new destinations for 2014: Perth in Western Australia, Los Angeles and Dallas-Fort Worth in the US, the European gateways of Rome and Zurich, Jaipur in India, Phuket in Thailand, Medina in Saudi Arabia and Yerevan in Armenia.

Etihad profit up 48pc

UAE-based Etihad Airways has announced a 2013 net profit up 48 per cent to US$62 million on revenues 27 per cent higher at US$6.1 billion.

James Hogan, president and ceo said the carrier had its financial targets for each of the past seven years and 2013 Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPKs) increased by 16 per cent to 55.5 billion.

Etihad added six new destinations during the year: Washington DC, Amsterdam, Sao Paulo, Belgrade, Ho Chi Minh City and Sana'a.

The airline has nine new destinations for 2014: Perth in Western Australia, Los Angeles and Dallas-Fort Worth in the US, the European gateways of Rome and Zurich, Jaipur in India, Phuket in Thailand, Medina in Saudi Arabia and Yerevan in Armenia.