Abu Dhabi, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Etihad Airways today announced its Abu Dhabi – Düsseldorf route will be operated 14 times a week with the addition of a new daily service, effective 26 March 2017.
The double daily schedule will provide greater choice to local
passengers travelling between Abu Dhabi and Düsseldorf, and further increase connectivity to and from Germany over
the airline’s Abu Dhabi hub. Etihad Airways will also increase international
connections through codesharing with partner carrier airberlin via Düsseldorf.
The
new mid-morning departure from Abu Dhabi and return overnight service from Düsseldorf will
offer two-way connectivity to additional markets across Asia and Australia,
including Brisbane, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Seoul, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta,
Phuket, Kathmandu and Seychelles. The extra daily frequency will provide further
connections to popular destinations including Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney,
Mumbai and Delhi.
With
the additional capacity, Etihad Airways’ frequency between Abu Dhabi and its
three German gateways of Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich rises from 35 to 42
services a week, ensuring consistency of double daily flights to each city.
Partner carrier airberlin also operates twice-daily flights between Abu Dhabi
and Berlin.
Peter
Baumgartner, Etihad Airways Chief Executive Officer, said: “Increased frequency
to our key destinations globally is a focus for Etihad Airways as expansion
ensures more travel options for guests looking for greater flexibility. We are
therefore delighted to soon offer double daily options to all four German destinations
on Etihad Airways and our strategic partner airberlin.”
Thomas
Schnalke, Düsseldorf Airport CEO, added: “Etihad Airways is one of the world’s
highest quality airlines, and with its new twice-daily service between Düsseldorf
and Abu Dhabi, this clearly shows that the airline recognises the great
significance of the Rhine-Ruhr Region as an attractive destination with one of
Europe’s strongest catchment areas.
“North
Rhine-Westphalia is a key business region, home to many international companies,
and it is hugely important to offer the best possible accessibility for
business travellers from the Gulf. Abu Dhabi too is an excellent destination
for both leisure and business, and promises to appeal even more for travellers
from Düsseldorf and the neighbouring region with these new services.”
airberlin,
which operates a daily service between Düsseldorf and Abu Dhabi, has notified
Etihad Airways of its decision to discontinue the route and redeploy the aircraft
onto other markets from the beginning of the 2017 summer schedule. airberlin
will continue to offer its Düsseldorf-based customers access to Abu Dhabi and
beyond through codesharing on Etihad Airways’ existing and new flights from the
western German city.
Passengers booked on airberlin flights from Düsseldorf to Abu Dhabi and beyond will be
reprotected on services operated by Etihad Airways.
Flight schedule between Abu Dhabi and Düsseldorf,
effective 26 March 2017:
Flight
No.
|
Origin
|
Dep
|
Dest
|
Arr
|
Freq
|
Aircraft
|
EY
23
AB4009
**
|
Abu
Dhabi
|
02:35
|
Düsseldorf
|
07:20
|
Daily
|
Boeing
B787-9
|
EY
24
AB4008
**
|
Düsseldorf
|
11:30
|
Abu
Dhabi
|
20:00
|
Daily
|
Boeing
B787-9
|
EY
29 *
AB4237
**
|
Abu
Dhabi
|
08:55
|
Düsseldorf
|
14:10
|
Daily
|
Airbus
A330-200
|
EY
30 *
AB4263
**
|
Düsseldorf
|
21:00
|
Abu
Dhabi
|
05:50
|
Daily
|
Airbus
A330-200
|
Note:
All departures and arrivals are listed in local time.
*
Additional
daily Düsseldorf service
**
airberlin codeshare on Etihad Airways flights