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[Article] Deal may offer one stop flight to Australia

  • 25-01-2007 4:44pm
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    Potentially good news for long haulers. :) From rte.ie/business
    A deal by an airline based in the Middle East is expected to cut journey times on flights to Australia.

    The United Arab Emirates national airline Etihad Airways may press ahead with plans to fly from Dublin to Abu Dhabi, offering onward connections to the Middle East and Australia.

    If the deal goes ahead, passengers would make one stop off in Abu Dhabi, cut hours off their journey.

    Etihad Airways spokesman Ian Burns says the airline is still doing the number crunching on the new route.

    He says that the airline hopes to make an announcement in a few weeks and he believes there is huge growth in the market.

    Aer Lingus already has a "one-stop" trip to Australia - with a stop at Dubai and onwards.

    If the new deal goes ahead Irish passengers will also be able to make onward connections from the United Arab Emirates to the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia.

    The potential deal follows contacts between the airline and Taoiseach Bertie Ahern last week while he was on a trade mission to the Middle East.


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