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Etihad More Flexible to Meet Challenges

ABU DHABI - The global financial crisis was challenging for aviation industry across the world including Etihad Airways, the UAE’s national airlines. However, Etihad Airways is in a good position to with stand challenges, he said.

James Hogan, Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways said that his airlines, which commenced operations in 2003 and now services over 60 destinations worldwide, is a young airline and as such, is able to operate with a “clean sheet of paper,” without many of the cost and other legacy issues that other large airlines have.

“This puts Etihad in a good position to be more flexible and reactive to external issues and pressures, such as the global financial crisis,” the chief executive officer said.

Hogan said that although the global financial crisis was challenging for all airlines, including Etihad, the Middle East market continues to grow, with the UAE being a major tourist attraction for Japanese visitors.

The chief executive said that Etihad Airways is the first Middle Eastern airline that has started a non-stop flight to Tokyo, the financial capital of the world’s second largest economy. The airlines will operate five weekly flights to link the Middle East with Japan.


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