Etihad Airways saw highest ever passenger, cargo growth in 2013
10 Jan 2014 12:47 AM GMT
Nearly 12 million people flew with Etihad Airways last year, marking an increase of nearly 16 per cent in comparison to 2012's figure of 10.3 million.
Bangkok was once again the airline's busiest route, with a total of 742,759 passengers flying to Thailand's capital in 2013, a year-on-year increase of seven per cent. Manila was the second busiest route (547,068 passengers), followed by London (544,564 passengers), Jeddah (373,651 passengers) and Paris (338,969 passengers). Etihad Airways carried 73 per cent of over 16.4 million passengers who travelled through Abu Dhabi airport in 2013. With the addition of the airline's equity alliance partners that operate flights into Abu Dhabi, the combined total rises to 79 per cent of passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi airport.
'Our record-breaking numbers in 2013 reflect the continued success of our strategic master plan, which focuses on three fundamental pillars; organic network growth, the forging of codeshare partnerships, and minority equity investments in other airlines,' said James Hogan, president and chief executive officer of Etihad Airways.
In August, the airline formalised a five-year contract to manage Serbia's national carrier Air Serbia (formerly Jat Airways), with a 49 per cent equity stake.
Bangkok was once again the airline's busiest route, with a total of 742,759 passengers flying to Thailand's capital in 2013, a year-on-year increase of seven per cent. Manila was the second busiest route (547,068 passengers), followed by London (544,564 passengers), Jeddah (373,651 passengers) and Paris (338,969 passengers). Etihad Airways carried 73 per cent of over 16.4 million passengers who travelled through Abu Dhabi airport in 2013. With the addition of the airline's equity alliance partners that operate flights into Abu Dhabi, the combined total rises to 79 per cent of passenger traffic at Abu Dhabi airport.
'Our record-breaking numbers in 2013 reflect the continued success of our strategic master plan, which focuses on three fundamental pillars; organic network growth, the forging of codeshare partnerships, and minority equity investments in other airlines,' said James Hogan, president and chief executive officer of Etihad Airways.
In August, the airline formalised a five-year contract to manage Serbia's national carrier Air Serbia (formerly Jat Airways), with a 49 per cent equity stake.
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