Etihad Airways to Increase Flights to Karachi, Pakistan

Etihad Airways is to add a new daily flight between Abu Dhabi and Karachi from 18 November 2014 to offer a double daily service.

The additional service will be operated by a two-class Airbus A320 aircraft configured to carry 136 passengers, with 16 seats in Business Class and 120 seats in Economy Class.

The schedule for the double daily flights will allow new markets such as Rome, Zurich and San Francisco to gain two-way connectivity. The additional flights will also provide more than 700 weekly connections to key destinations in the GCC, Middle East, Europe and North America.

“Since the commencement of services in November 2004, more than a million passengers have travelled with Etihad Airways to and from Karachi. The new double daily service underscores our commitment of strengthening our network through increased frequencies on routes where we see strong passenger demand,” said Kevin Knight, Etihad Airways’ Chief Strategy and Planning Officer. “We believe the new flights will enable Etihad Airways to provide guests with more convenient travel options and timings, support the growth of business and leisure traffic over Abu Dhabi, and offer better flight connections on the global network.”

The increase in frequency adds 1,904 seats per week to the Abu Dhabi-Karachi route, and brings to 46 the total number of weekly return flights to four cities in Pakistan – Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Peshawar.

See also: Etihad Airways Opens Impressive Arrivals Lounge in Abu Dhabi