ETIHAD Airways has launched new daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Brisbane via Singapore, a booster shot for its thrice-weekly Brisbane-Singapore connections which have been in operation since 2007.
James Hogan, president and CEO, Etihad Airways, said the new daily service would add 1,048 seats per week on the Abu Dhabi-Singapore-Brisbane route.
“The additional capacity puts Etihad Airways in a stronger than ever position in the Singapore and Australian markets. It enables us to compete on a more level playing field than in the past,” he said.
The airline has deployed an Airbus A330-200 aircraft for the route, configured in two classes with 22 seats is business class and 240 in economy.
The flight departs Abu Dhabi at 10.25 daily, arriving in Singapore at 22.10. It departs Singapore at 23.40 and touches down in Brisbane at 09.40 the next day.
Meanwhile, flights take off from Brisbane at 11.55 daily to reach Singapore at 18.10 the day before. Abu Dhabi-bound flights depart Singapore at 19.45 and will land in Abu Dhabi at 23.30 the same day.
