In demand Etihad Airways goes double daily from Colombo

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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), will increase its Abu Dhabi-Colombo service from seven flights per week to a double daily schedule from 16 February 2014.

Operated with an A320 aircraft fitted with 16 Pearl Business Class seats and 120 Coral Economy Class seats, the new service will add over 1,900 seats per week on the Abu Dhabi-Colombo route. The new flights will also offer a 46% increase in the number of connections to key destinations in the UK, Europe, Africa and the GCC via the airline’s hub in Abu Dhabi. The new service will also build on the strength of Etihad’s partnership with SriLankan Airlines with the carriers combining to offer three daily services on the route with convenient schedules for guests. The Colombo service was re-launched in January 2010 and has carried more than 210,000 passengers to date.