Etihad Airways, the national airline of the U.A.E., announced today an increase in the frequency of flight routes from its base of Abu Dhabi to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. This comes just one month after Saudi Arabia announced that it’s opening up tourism to visitors from 49 different countries – including the U.S. The additional flight demonstrates increased demand among both business and leisure travelers for the destination, as well as Etihad’s commitment to the Saudi market.
I-Etihad Airways ibhengeze inqwelomoya yesine imihla ngemihla kwindlela yayo esuka e-Abu Dhabi isiya eRiyadh, ikomkhulu lobukumkani base-Saudi Arabia (KSA), ukuqala ngomhla we-8 kuDisemba.
Inkonzo eyongezelelweyo iya kuqhutywa yi-Airbus A320 elungiselelwe izihlalo ezisi-8 kwishishini nezihlalo ezili-150 kuQoqosho.
URobin Kamark, iGosa eliyiNtloko lezoRhwebo, i-Etihad Aviation Group, uthe: “Ukungeniswa kwenkonzo yesine yemihla ngemihla eRiyadh kubonisa ukuzibophelela kwethu kwimarike yaseSaudi, kunye nokonyuka kwebango kule ndlela ingundoqo. Oku kuye kwandiswa bubudlelwane obufudumeleyo obonwatyelwe yi-UAE kunye ne-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kunye nokwehliswa kutsha nje kwemigaqo yokungena kwee-visa kubakhenkethi abangena eBukumkanini.
“I-Riyadh yeyona ntengiso iphambili kuthungelwano lwehlabathi, kwaye inkonzo eyongezelelweyo yongeza amaxesha anomtsalane kubanini bamashishini kunye nabakhenkethi abahamba ngenqwelomoya phakathi kwamakomkhulu omabini, kunye nezinye iindlela zabahambi abanxibelelana nge-Abu Dhabi kuthungelwano lwe-Etihad. Njengokuba i-Etihad neSaudia ziqhubeka ukomeleza intsebenziswano, inqwelomoya entsha iza kubonelela ngeendlela zokuhamba ezifanelekileyo kubathengi bethu, ivumela ukwanda kokudityaniswa kweekhowudi kwiinkonzo ezidibeneyo. ”
I-Etihad yomzimba omncinci we-Airbus A320 usapho lweenqwelomoya zineekhabhathi ezihlaziyiweyo, kubandakanya izihlalo ezihlelelekileyo kwezorhwebo, ngelixa uQoqosho lunezihlalo ezitsha ze-ergonomic, iindawo zokutshajisa i-USB, kunye nezixhobo ezizezabo kuzo zonke izihlalo ezenza iindwendwe zikhuphele i-E-BOX Stream yeenkonzo zokuzonwabisa ezingenazingcingo, ngaphezulu kweeyure ezingama-300 zeemovie, iinkqubo zeTV, umculo, kunye nokuninzi, ziyafumaneka ukusasaza ngqo kwizixhobo zazo.
I-Etihad Airways inesivumelwano sokwabelana ngekhowudi kwindawo eSaudia. Iinqwelomoya ezimbini zibeka iikhowudi zazo zokubhabha iinkonzo phakathi komnye phakathi kuka-Abu Dhabi kunye nezixeko zase-Saudi Arabia zaseDammam, eJeddah, eRiyadh naseMedina. I-Etihad ikwabeka ikhowudi yayo ye-'EY 'kwiinqwelomoya zaseSaudia ukuya ePeshawar, eMultan, ePort Sudan naseVienna, ngelixa iSaudia ikwabeka ikhowudi yayo ye-'SV' kwiindiza ze-Etihad phakathi kuka-Abu Dhabi kunye ne-Ahmedabad, iBelgrade, iBrisbane, iChengdu, iChicago, iDusseldorf, iLagos , Melbourne, eMoscow-eDomodedovo, eRabat, eSeychelles naseSydney. Ngokuxhomekeke ekuvunyweni komthetho, iSaudia iya kongeza ikhowudi yayo kwiinqwelomoya ze-Etihad phakathi kwe-Abu Dhabi kunye neendawo ezili-11 kumazwe asithoba, kubandakanya iAmsterdam, iBaku, iBrussels, iDublin, iHong Kong, iKathmandu, iBangkok, iPhuket, iNagoya, iTokyo neSeoul.
I-Abu Dhabi-Riyadh Ishedyuli nge-8 kuDisemba 2019 (onke amaxesha ayingingqi):
| I-Flight No. | imvelaphi | Ukuhamba | Indawo | Ukufika | inqwelo-moya | Ubuninzi |
| I-EY315 | Abu Dhabi | 02:10 | Riyadh | 03:10 | Airbus A321 | mihla le |
| I-EY316 | Riyadh | 04:15 | Abu Dhabi | 06:55 | Airbus A321 | mihla le |
| EY356 * | Abu Dhabi | 08:05 | Riyadh | 09:10 | Airbus A320 | 1.34567 |
| EY357 * | Riyadh | 12:35 | Abu Dhabi | 15:15 | Airbus A320 | 1.34567 |
| I-EY317 | Abu Dhabi | 11:05 | Riyadh | 12:10 | Boeing 787-9 | mihla le |
| I-EY318 | Riyadh | 17:10 | Abu Dhabi | 19:55 | Boeing 787-9 | mihla le |
| I-EY351 | Abu Dhabi | 21:05 | Riyadh | 22:10 | Airbus A320 | mihla le |
| I-EY352 | Riyadh | 23:00 | Abu Dhabi | 01: 35 + 1 | Airbus A320 | mihla le |
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- I-Etihad Airways ibhengeze inqwelomoya yesine imihla ngemihla kwindlela yayo esuka e-Abu Dhabi isiya eRiyadh, ikomkhulu lobukumkani base-Saudi Arabia (KSA), ukuqala ngomhla we-8 kuDisemba.
- “I-Riyadh yeyona marike iphambili kuthungelwano lwethu lwehlabathi, kwaye inkonzo eyongezelelweyo yongeza amaxesha anomtsalane ngakumbi kumashishini kunye nabakhenkethi bezolonwabo ababhabha phakathi kwamakomkhulu omabini, kunye nolunye ukhetho lwabakhenkethi abanxibelelana ne-Abu Dhabi kwinethiwekhi yehlabathi ye-Etihad.
- “Ukwaziswa kwenkonzo yesine yemihla ngemihla eRiyadh kubonakalisa ukuzibophelela kwethu kwimarike yaseSaudi, kunye nokonyuka kwemfuno kule ndlela ingundoqo.
