Italian flag-carrier Alitalia is to launch flights to Abu Dhabi post formalizing a codeshare agreement arrangement with the national carrier of UAE, Etihad Airways. The services to the Middle East capital would begin from December.
The Italian airline would commence its four-times-a-week flights on 1st December, 2012 after taking an approval from the government. The flights are expected to fly using an Airbus A330.
This will be airline’s first long-haul scheduled programme at Abu Dhabi International Airport and it would be complementing the existing flights of Abu Dhabi-based airline to Milan Malpensa.
Etihad Airways would be providing its passengers non-stop flights to Rome from its hub based at Abu Dhabi. The airline would also operate flights to the Italian city of Venice and Zurich in Switzerland.
Alitalia Airlines’ Chief Executive Officer, Andrea Ragnetti said, “With the launch of this crucial new route, it has proven to be a next step in a successful collaboration which we began with Etihad Airways in 2009.”
The Italian airline would commence its four-times-a-week flights on 1st December, 2012 after taking an approval from the government. The flights are expected to fly using an Airbus A330.
This will be airline’s first long-haul scheduled programme at Abu Dhabi International Airport and it would be complementing the existing flights of Abu Dhabi-based airline to Milan Malpensa.
Etihad Airways would be providing its passengers non-stop flights to Rome from its hub based at Abu Dhabi. The airline would also operate flights to the Italian city of Venice and Zurich in Switzerland.
Alitalia Airlines’ Chief Executive Officer, Andrea Ragnetti said, “With the launch of this crucial new route, it has proven to be a next step in a successful collaboration which we began with Etihad Airways in 2009.”
