Etihad opens a direct Calgary-Abu Dhabi flight

Etihad Airways now flies the route four days a week on Boeing 787 Dreamliners that carry about 300 passengers. It connects western Canada with the United Arab Emirates for the first time.

Trade target with the UAE

7 $ billion a year

The UAE is Canada's top export market in the Middle East, and Prime Minister Mark Carney's government wants to double annual trade to about $7 billion.

"It was the first time I've seen the government react to say, 'You know what? The west also is important and it needs a special spot there.'"

— Chris Dinsdale, CEO of Calgary's airport

And us?

Etihad says the route opens travel from western Canada to India, Africa and the Middle East. A passenger on the first flight said it saves her family layovers in Vancouver or Toronto.

Canada · 5 d ago

Etihad opens a direct Calgary-Abu Dhabi flight

Etihad Airways now flies the route four days a week on Boeing 787 Dreamliners that carry about 300 passengers. It connects western Canada with the United Arab Emirates for the first time.

The UAE is Canada's top export market in the Middle East, and Prime Minister Mark Carney's government wants to double annual trade to about $7 billion.

"It was the first time I've seen the government react to say, 'You know what? The west also is important and it needs a special spot there.'"

And us? Etihad says the route opens travel from western Canada to India, Africa and the Middle East. A passenger on the first flight said it saves her family layovers in Vancouver or Toronto.

Etihad opens a direct Calgary-Abu Dhabi flight

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