Etihad Airways to Increase Flights to Malaysia

Etihad Airways is to add a new daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur, increasing the service to double daily from 15 July 2013.

The new schedule will add 1,400 new seats per week to the route, an increase in capacity of approximately 23%.

“We have enjoyed strong support from business and leisure travellers at both ends of the route. More than one million passengers have travelled with Etihad Airways to and from Malaysia since the commencement of services in January 2007,” said Etihad Airways’ President and Chief Executive Officer, James Hogan. “The airline’s new double daily schedule caters for the growing demand for travel between Abu Dhabi and Malaysia and gives our guests a greater choice of travel times.”

The double daily flights will be operated by two Airbus A330-200 aircraft with a two-class configuration of 18 seats in business class and 236 in economy class.

The aircraft will come into service through a dry lease arrangement with partner airline, Jet Airways.

Etihad Airways’ current codeshare agreement with Malaysia Airlines will be extended to the extra daily service, providing seamless connectivity beyond the airlines’ respective Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur hubs.