Etihad Airwyas has announced that its winter 2009-2010 schedule will feature a wider range of flights and improved connections.

The schedule will begin on 25th of October, and will be about 15 percent more extensive than last year, with a total of 950 flights operating per week.

Etihad will open new flights to Hyderabad in India, as well as services to Athens, Beirut, Cairo and Istanbul.

Chief executive for Etihad, James Hogan, said: “The winter programme for 2009-10 demonstrates our commitment to provide greater depth to the Etihad Airways global flight network.

“The increased frequencies will provide air travellers with a greater choice of flights into and out of Abu Dhabi and better connectivity with the rest of our network.”

The winter season will coincide with the delivery of three new Airbus A320 aircraft that will support its current services throughout the Middle East, Europe and Asia.

The airline has weathered the downturn in travel rather well, as July 2009 has been the Abu Dhabi-based airline’s busiest since it began flying, with more than 616,000 passengers.

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