UAE national airline, Etihad Airways, will substantially boost flights to Egypt, offering four additional services each week starting June.

This means the carrier will operate 18 flights to Cairo each week, a statement from Eithad said.

The extra Airbus A320 services will also significantly improve connectivity over the airline’s Abu Dhabi hub to key destinations in Southeast Asia and Australia, the statement said.

James Hogan, president and CEO, Etihad Airways, said: “Despite the Arab Spring’s impact, this route has continued to perform strongly and over the past eight years our services to Cairo have exceeded our expectations.”

“Cairo is a special destination for us due to the established cultural and commercial ties between Egypt and the UAE. We expect to see continuing strong demand on this route, particularly from government and business travellers, as well as the Egyptian expatriate population living in Abu Dhabi and across the UAE,” he added.

Etihad Airways started flights to Cairo in November 2004. – TradeArabia News Service