Ethihad to begin ‘all economy’ service
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Etihad Airways is launching new ‘all economy’ services to Sri Lanka and Kerala as it looks to launch a price competitive product on short haul destinations across the Indian Sub Continent and the Middle East. The airline will introduce its first ‘all economy’ class aircraft into its fleet in October 2010. The two Airbus A320s will be configured to carry 162 economy class passengers, 42 more than the current economy capacity. The all economy cabin aircraft will operate to short haul Etihad destinations, which have high demand for economy traffic and low demand for premium traffic. Initially these will be Alexandria, Calicut, Colombo, Damascus, Doha and Thiruvananthapuram. Plans are in place to expand the all economy fleet to 10 A320 aircraft which will enable the airline to launch new short haul destinations. Customers travelling on the new ‘all economy’ aircraft will receive the same world class service and product that is featured on our current narrow body fleet. James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ Chief Executive Officer, said: “Our all economy aircraft will allow us to offer a more competitive product in key point-to-point markets in Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and the Indian Subcontinent, while maintaining the high standards of service we have become known for.”
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