Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Ahead of the seasonal surge in demand for luxury vehicle shipments to popular holiday destinations, Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, today celebrates the launch of ‘FlightValet’, its newly designed product that aims to ease the process of moving motor vehicles across the globe.
Etihad Cargo transports
hundreds of high-value vehicles annually on its passenger and freighter
aircraft, and this new product will further simplify the customers’ booking
experience.
Commenting on the
launch, Abdulla Mohamed Shadid, Etihad Airways Managing Director Cargo and
Logistics, said: “We are delighted to introduce this new tailored product to the marketplace. Demand from our customers has
grown significantly in recent years, and in an effort to improve our service
offering, we have introduced vehicle handling capability at key new stations in
2018.”
With the holiday season
approaching, FlightValet is available to those who wish to transport their
luxury vehicles immediately. Customers choosing the service will benefit from
Etihad Cargo’s proven track record in handling some of the world’s most
valuable cars. FlightValet is offered through a dedicated team that will
oversee the swift, safe and secure delivery of the vehicle to its final
destination.
Throughout the year, it
will also cater to racing enthusiasts worldwide wishing to take their cars
around iconic racetracks such as Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina Circuit, home to the
Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix since 2009.
In addition to
individual customers, FlightValet will also offer car dealers and manufacturers
the opportunity to move vehicles globally with more ease, with particular
readiness to cater to the Italian supercars market at Milan Malpensa airport on
Etihad Airways passenger aircraft, as well as chartered and scheduled freighter
aircraft.
“FlightValet is the
latest addition to Etihad Cargo’s suite of high-value products, which includes
our arts and musical instruments product FlyCulture, launched last year with
the opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, and our signature pharma and life sciences
product TempCheck, to name just a few,” added Mr Shadid. “This is a key part of
our strategy to leverage Abu Dhabi’s natural position as a logistics centre for
the world, and drive growth in Air Cargo high-value product segments that
diversify our portfolio and reinforce our position as the Air Cargo partner of
choice.”
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