Etihad Airways to connect Brazil
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Etihad Airways recently unveiled plans to fly to Brazil. Plans are afoot to launch a daily Sao Paulo flight which will begin in June 2013. The service will be the first direct air link between Abu Dhabi and any South American country.
The flights will begin on June 1st, 2013 operat
ed by a three class A340-600 aircraft, offering 12 Diamond First class, 32 Pearl Business class and 248 Coral Economy seats – a total 2,044 seats per week.
“Brazil is a logical next step for us and will mark the sixth continent we serve,” said James Hogan, Etihad Airways president and chief executive officer.
Brazil is the world’s sixth largest economy, having overtaken the UK in 2011. It is the largest country in South America and has the biggest population, at almost 200 million. Its trade and tourism will be boosted by its hosting of both the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016.
Hogan added: “Business and tourism flows between UAE and Brazil have been growing and will be strengthened by our daily direct flights between Abu Dhabi and Sao Paulo.”
Brazil’s Ambassador to the UAE, HE João de Mendonça Lima Neto, said: “We are witnessing significant growth in the bilateral relations between Brazil and the UAE and we are certain that Etihad Airways flights will create new opportunities for government, trade, tourism and cultural exchanges.”
Already in 2012 Etihad Airways has announced the launch of non-stop daily flights to Washington, D.C., Basra, Lagos, Addis Ababa, the Indian city of Ahmedabad and Vietnam.
