LAHORE – Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, recently announced it will commence flights to Male, the capital city of the Republic of Maldives on November 2011 subject to government approval. This will become the 67th destination on Etihad’s global network.
The airline will operate a daily return service from its home base in Abu Dhabi to Male International Airport, operating an Airbus A320 aircraft on this route, configured with two cabins and offering 1,904 seats each week. The commencement of the services in November 2011 will perfectly coincide with the start of the busy Northern winter period.
Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan said, “Male is gateway to the premium leisure destination, the Maldive, and given the strong increase in visitation numbers we are seeing in the market, the time is right to launch services to this popular holiday destination.”
