The Australian Newspaper website is reporting Etihad Airways will commence daily flights between Perth and Adu Dhabi from July 15 2014.

 

The Australian Newspaper website is reporting Etihad Airways will commence daily flights between Perth and Adu Dhabi from July 15 2014.

The service will initially use 262 seat Airbus A330-200 aircraft with  22 seats in business and 240 in economy.  The new service will add 95,000 extra seats a year through Perth International Airport.

Etihad  have advised they expect a significant business opportunity on the route with Australian overseas visitor numbers growing by 7 per cent, and the number of West Australians heading overseas growing at 8.5 per cent annually.

Etihad is a partner airline of local operator Virgin Australia.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/etihad-to-fly-daily-into-perth-from-next-year/story-e6frg95x-1226782838778# for a copy of the article.