Etihad grows 2015 passenger numbers 17pc

Etihad Airways has reported continued growth in passenger and cargo volumes for 2015.

The airline carried 17.4 million passengers last year, an increase of 17 per cent over 2014 and operated 97,400 flights.

The carrier introduced six additional destinations to its global route network in 2015, with new flights to Kolkata, Madrid, Edinburgh, Entebbe, Hong Kong and Dar es Salaam plus a new direct service to Brisbane.

Last year also saw Etihad Airways’ fleet boosted with the Boeing 787-9 deployed on routes to Brisbane, Singapore, Washington DC and Zurich.

The A380 network was expanded with a second service to London Heathrow and new flights to Sydney and New York.

This year, the airline will commence its third daily A380 service to London Heathrow and will add two new A380 destinations - Melbourne and  Mumbai, while the B787 will start flying to five new cities, namely Perth, Düsseldorf, Shanghai, Istanbul and Johannesburg.

Etihad grows 2015 passenger numbers 17pc

Etihad Airways has reported continued growth in passenger and cargo volumes for 2015.

The airline carried 17.4 million passengers last year, an increase of 17 per cent over 2014 and operated 97,400 flights.

The carrier introduced six additional destinations to its global route network in 2015, with new flights to Kolkata, Madrid, Edinburgh, Entebbe, Hong Kong and Dar es Salaam plus a new direct service to Brisbane.

Last year also saw Etihad Airways’ fleet boosted with the Boeing 787-9 deployed on routes to Brisbane, Singapore, Washington DC and Zurich.

The A380 network was expanded with a second service to London Heathrow and new flights to Sydney and New York.

This year, the airline will commence its third daily A380 service to London Heathrow and will add two new A380 destinations - Melbourne and  Mumbai, while the B787 will start flying to five new cities, namely Perth, Düsseldorf, Shanghai, Istanbul and Johannesburg.