(MENAFN) Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways announced that it is planning to launch a second daily non-stop service between Abu Dhabi and Melbourne, Australia, which will be operated by a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft starting from August 1, 2015, Gulf Business reported.
Etihad's new service to Melbourne will add more than 4.500 seats per week to the route and will double the number of weekly flight connections, as well as doubling the airline's freight handling capacity.
The carrier said that the new service will help connect Melbourne with more than 50 cities across Etihad's global network that include 20 double daily services to popular destinations such as London, Manchester, Dublin and Beirut, in addition to offering connections to Rome, Milan, D"sseldorf and Belgrade through its equity partners.
"We commenced flights to Melbourne in 2009 and it has since become one of the strongest routes on our network. The new schedule will offer our guests a choice of two convenient departure times and seamless connectivity over Abu Dhabi to the Etihad Airways and Etihad Partners' global networks," President and CEO of Etihad Airways said.
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