Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will increase its Abu Dhabi to Beirut services from January 1, 2010.
The current twice daily flights will increase to 18 a week, the airline said in a statement on Tuesday.
“The additional four flights per week will offer passengers increased connections to some of Etihad’s key destinations, including Etihad’s newest destination, Colombo, four times per week,” the statement said.James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ chief executive officer, said
“Our Beirut services have been very successful, with average load factors of between 80 and 90 percent on both inbound and outbound flights.
“In addition to the strong demand for flights from Lebanese nationals who work in Abu Dhabi and the UAE, we are seeing a strengthening in corporate and leisure traffic across our network.
“Demand for flights between Beirut and Colombo, and on Etihad’s services to Sydney, Melbourne, Manila and Thailand, has been particularly strong, and our additional services will help meet that growing demand.
“Abu Dhabi is an important hub, and we are committed to offering our passengers a range of accessible connection options to our worldwide network.”
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