Tomorrow will be a busy day for Australian aviation as Etihad becomes the second airline to increase flights from Australia.
Qantas will kick off the capacity increase by launching its double daily services between Australia and Japan.
Etihad will follow with the commencement of its second daily non-stop service from Melbourne to Abu Dhabi.
Flight EY462 will depart Abu Dhabi at 10:30am local time on Saturday 1 August and touch down in Melbourne at approximately 6.05am on Sunday 2 August.
Etihad will fly double daily from Melbourne.
The return flight EY463 will depart Melbourne at 3:00pm on 2 August and arrive in Abu Dhabi at 11.05pm the same day.
It compliments the line’s existing daily service between the two destinations.
Etihad will utilise its Boeing 777-300ER on the new service, which adds around 328 seats on the route.
According to Etihad’s CEO, James Hogan, a second daily flight demonstrates the airline’s commitment to the Melbourne market.
The new double daily schedule for Melbourne increases to 39 the total number of non-stop weekly return flights the airline operates between its four Australian gateways.
The airline flies daily from Brisbane and Perth and offers double daily flights from Sydney – 11 of which are operated by Etihad Airways and three which are operated by partner Virgin Australia.
Etihad Airways also codeshares on Virgin Australia flights to 44 destinations across Australia and six in New Zealand.
