Etihad targeting 25m annual passengers by 2020 by Cheap Flights Booker UK

Etihad Airways has announced a target to carry 25m passengers a year across its network by 2020.
James Hogan, chief executive of the airline, revealed the goal at the Middle East Aviation Outlook Summit in Abu Dhabi, where he also said that Etihad plans to expand its network to more than 100 destinations over the next 11 years.
This year alone, the United Arab Emirates" national carrier will launch at least six new routes and will take delivery of 11 new planes to boost its total fleet to 53 aircraft.
Etihad Airways achieved a record year in 2008 as it transported more than 6m passengers, many of whom flew to its new destinations of Beijing, Minsk, Almaty, Kozhikode, Chennai and Moscow.
It has already been confirmed that the carrier will launch new flights this year to Athens, Istanbul, Chicago, Melbourne and Larnaca.
Etihad was named the leading first-class operator and the best carrier in the Middle East at the World Travel Awards in 2008, also picking up the "airline of the year" accolade at the British Travel Awards.
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