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Etihad flights to Almaty in Kazakhstan start in December

Etihad Airways will launch flights on December 2, 2008 to Almaty in Kazakhstan from its Abu Dhabi home base. Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, with a population of 1.2 million people, will be served non-stop, four times a week from Abu Dhabi with the airline's Airbus A319.

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  • Published: 13:50 July 23, 2008
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Abu Dhabi:Etihad Airways will launch flights on December 2, 2008 to Almaty in Kazakhstan from its Abu Dhabi home base. Almaty, Kazakhstan's largest city, with a population of 1.2 million people, will be served non-stop, four times a week from Abu Dhabi with the airline's Airbus A319.

Flight EY296 will depart Abu Dhabi on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 10:20am and arrive in Almaty at 4:35pm the same day. Return flight EY297 will depart Almaty on the same days at 5:35pm, arriving in Abu Dhabi at 8:30pm.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways' chief executive, said: "With its vast oil and gas fields, Kazakhstan is sitting on some of the richest mineral resources in the world. Despite its enormous economic potential, this is a market however, which at present is under-served in terms of air links."

Almaty will be Etihad's ninth destination in its rapidly expanding flight network in the Asia-Pacific region, which already includes services to Brisbane, Sydney, Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bangkok and Beijing.

Etihad will operate a two-class Airbus A319 configured to carry 104 passengers with 20 seats in business class and 84 in economy class.

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