Etihad Airways has
announced the airline’s four daily passenger flights from Abu Dhabi to Doha will
now operate from the new Hamad International Airport (HIA) from 14 May.
Freighter operations to the new airport will commence from 18 May.
The airline’s first
flight EY 399 to the new airport departs Abu Dhabi International Airport on
Wednesday, 14 May, at 02.40, and touches down HIA an hour later. The return
flight EY 390 departs Doha on the same day at 04.15, and arrives in Abu Dhabi
at 06.15.
All Etihad Airways
ticketing and check-in, gates, baggage services and customer service operations
will be working out of Terminal 1 from 14 May.
Captain Richard Hill,
Etihad Airways’ Chief Operations Officer, said: "We believe moving our
operations to the new state-of-the-art airport is a positive step which will
offer our guests newer and more spacious facilities and enhance their travel
experience flying in and out of Doha.”
Opened at the end of
April, HIA is designed to handle 29 million passengers annually and has three
times the capacity of the existing Doha International Airport.
An upgraded range of
facilities and services have been introduced at the new 600,000 square metre
passenger terminal, including larger check-in areas and newly designed retail
and dining outlets. Upgrades to the baggage handling system and security areas
have also been made.
The UAE flag carrier
started operations from Abu Dhabi to the Qatari capital in 2006 and currently
offers four daily flights between the two capitals.
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