Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways announced on Sunday it will expand its global route network with the addition of Baku, Tbilisi, and Dar es Salaam in the second half of 2015. This brings the total number of new destinations announced for next year to nine.
The growing Caucasus region will be a major focus for Etihad next year, with the new service to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, being operated four times a week from October 1, while Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, will be served three times a week from October 2.
Etihad will also commence daily service to Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, from December 1, 2015. The launch of this route is in line with Etihad’s continued expansion in Africa, and marks the airline’s 11th destination in the continent.
Flights to all three destinations will be operated using Airbus A320 aircrafts in a two-class setting, with a total of 16 seats in Business Class, and 120 seats in Economy Class.
“Seven new routes have already been introduced this year, and three more will follow by the end of 2014, strengthening our operations in the United States, Europe, GCC, Indian subcontinent, Asia, and Australia,” stated James Hogan, president and CEO of Etihad Airways.
The airline’s global passenger and cargo network will increase to 110 destinations following the network expansion. Etihad will also continue to increase frequencies on a number of existing services next year across the Middle East, GCC, India, Africa, Europe, and North America.
