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Etihad passenger numbers surge 40%

by Reuters on Tuesday, 01 July 2008

PASSENGER SURGE: Etihad Airways has said passenger numbers rose more than 40 percent in the first half of 2008. (Getty Images)

Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways said on Tuesday passenger numbers rose more than 40 percent in the first half of 2008 compared with the year-earlier period.

The state-owned airline carried 2.8 million passengers compared with 2 million in the first half of 2007, it said in a statement.

"The airline is well on track to achieve its target of carrying six million passengers by the end of the year," Etihad said.

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Average seat load factor was 73 percent in the six months ending June 30.

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