Etihad Airways, the national airline of the U.A.E., announced today an increase in the frequency of flight routes from its base of Abu Dhabi to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. This comes just one month after Saudi Arabia announced that it’s opening up tourism to visitors from 49 different countries – including the U.S. The additional flight demonstrates increased demand among both business and leisure travelers for the destination, as well as Etihad’s commitment to the Saudi market.
Ua hoʻolaha ʻo Etihad Airways i ka holo ʻehā o kēlā me kēia lā ma kāna ala mai Abu Dhabi a Riyadh, ke kapikala o ke Aupuni o Saudi Arabia (KSA), mai 8 Kekemapa.
E lawelawe ʻia kahi lawelawe hou aʻe e kahi Airbus A320 i hoʻonohonoho ʻia me 8 mau noho i ka ʻoihana a me 150 mau noho i ka Economy.
ʻO Robin Kamark, Luna Nui ʻOihana Kālepa, ʻO Etihad Aviation Group, i ʻōlelo: "ʻO ka hoʻolauna ʻana o ka lawelawe hou ʻana i ka hā o ka lā i Riyadh e hōʻike ana i kā mākou kūpaʻa i ka mākeke Saudi, a me ka hoʻonui ʻia o ka noi ma kēia ala nui. Ua hoʻonui ʻia kēia e ka pilina mehana i hauʻoli ʻia e ka UAE a me ke Aupuni o Saudi Arabia, a me ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe hou ʻana o nā lula visa komo no nā mākaʻikaʻi e komo ana i ke Aupuni.
"ʻO Riyadh kahi mākeke nui ma kā mākou pūnaewele puni honua, a ʻo ka lawelawe hou aʻe e hoʻohui i nā manawa hou aku i nā ʻoihana ʻelua a me nā huakaʻi leʻaleʻa e lele ana ma waena o nā poʻo ʻelua, a me nā koho hou aku no nā huakaʻi e hoʻopili ana ma o Abu Dhabi ma kā Etihad pūnaewele puni honua. Ke hoʻomau nei ʻo Etihad a me Saudia i ka hoʻoikaika ʻana i kā lāua launa pū, e hāʻawi pū ka lele hou i nā koho huakaʻi kūpono i kā mākou mea kūʻai aku, e ʻae ana i ka hoʻonui ʻana o ka codeshare i nā lawelawe pū. "
ʻO nā ʻauwaa ʻohana Airbus A320 o ka huakaʻi ʻohana a Etihad i hōʻike aku i nā keʻena hōʻoluʻolu hou, e like me nā noho noho hoʻoluʻolu i ka ʻoihana, ʻoiai ʻo Economy e hoʻohanohano nei i nā noho ergonomic hou, nā helu hoʻouku USB, a me nā mea paʻa pono pilikino i kēlā me kēia noho e hiki ai i nā malihini ke hoʻoiho i kāna lawelawe hoʻokipa uila uila E-BOX. me ka ʻoi aku ma mua o 300 mau hola o nā kiʻi ʻoniʻoni, nā polokalamu kīwī, nā mele, a me nā mea hou aʻe, i loaʻa e kahe pololei i kā lākou hāmeʻa ponoʻī.
He ʻaelike codeshare kā Etihad Airways me Saudia. Kau nā mokulele ʻelua i kā lākou mau code lele i kēlā me kēia lawelawe ma waena o Abu Dhabi a me nā kūlanakauhale Saudi Arabia o Dammam, Jeddah, Riyadh a me Medina. Hoʻokomo pū ʻo Etihad i kāna code 'EY' ma nā mokulele ʻo Saudia i Peshawar, Multan, Port Sudan a me Vienna, ʻoiai ʻo Saudia e kau nei i kāna code 'SV' i nā mokulele Etihad ma waena o Abu Dhabi a me Ahmedabad, Belgrade, Brisbane, Chengdu, Chicago, Dusseldorf, Lagos , Melbourne, Moscow-Domodedovo, Rabat, Seychelles a me Sydney. Ma ke kumuhana i nā ʻae hoʻomalu, e hoʻonui mālie ʻo Saudia i kāna code i nā mokulele Etihad ma waena o Abu Dhabi a me 11 mau wahi hou aku i nā ʻāina ʻeiwa, e like me Amsterdam, Baku, Brussels, Dublin, Hong Kong, Kathmandu, Bangkok, Phuket, Nagoya, Tokyo a me Seoul.
Abu Dhabi - Riyadh haʻalele 'ana maikaʻi 8 Kekemapa 2019 (ʻo nā manawa āpau kahi kūloko):
Lele No. | Kinohi | Nā haʻalele | Loaʻa | Ua hōʻea | mokulele | 'O ka pinepine |
EY315 | Abu Dhabi | 02:10 | Riyadh | 03:10 | Airbus A321 | kela la i keia |
EY316 | Riyadh | 04:15 | Abu Dhabi | 06:55 | Airbus A321 | kela la i keia |
EY356 * | Abu Dhabi | 08:05 | Riyadh | 09:10 | Airbus A320 | 1.34567 |
EY357 * | Riyadh | 12:35 | Abu Dhabi | 15:15 | Airbus A320 | 1.34567 |
EY317 | Abu Dhabi | 11:05 | Riyadh | 12:10 | Boeing 787-9 | kela la i keia |
EY318 | Riyadh | 17:10 | Abu Dhabi | 19:55 | Boeing 787-9 | kela la i keia |
EY351 | Abu Dhabi | 21:05 | Riyadh | 22:10 | Airbus A320 | kela la i keia |
EY352 | Riyadh | 23:00 | Abu Dhabi | 01: 35 + 1 | Airbus A320 | kela la i keia |
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Ua hoʻolaha ʻo Etihad Airways i ka holo ʻehā o kēlā me kēia lā ma kāna ala mai Abu Dhabi a Riyadh, ke kapikala o ke Aupuni o Saudi Arabia (KSA), mai 8 Kekemapa.
- “Riyadh is a key market on our global network, and the additional service adds yet more attractive timings to both business and leisure travellers flying between both capitals, as well as more options for travellers connecting through Abu Dhabi onto Etihad's global network.
- “The introduction of the new fourth daily service to Riyadh is demonstrative of our commitment to the Saudi market, and of the increase in demand on this core route.