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Abu Dhabi

Cobalt Air Connects Abu Dhabi and Larnarca

2018-02-16 by Phil Butler

Cobalt Aero

Hot on the heels of this week’s earlier route announcement to Dusseldorf, Cobalt Air announced a new three times weekly service linking Abu Dhabi with Larnaca, beginning on 25 February. Cyprus’ largest airline will offer its new signature business class on the route.

Tags: Abu Dhabi, airline news, Andrew Madar, Cobalt Air, Cyprus airlines, Cyprus flights, Larnaca, London Heathrow, UAE flights

airBaltic Takes Off With Direct Flights to Abu Dhabi

2018-01-28 by Argophilia Travel News

Latvia’s airBaltic has just announced a cooperation with Etihad Airways to establish direct service between Riga and Abu Dhabi.

Tags: Abu Dhabi, airBaltic, Baltics, Etihad Airways, Kazakhstan, Latvia airlines, Latvia flights, Martin Gauss, Riga, Riga flights

Etihad Airways Increases Athens to Abu Dhabi Flights

2014-04-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Ethiad

The UAE’s national airline, Etihad Airways has boosted their frequency of flights in between Abu Dhabi and Athens. According to the news, the route will now get 1o flights rather than 7 per week. Beginning July 2nd, passengers traveling from Athens will have far greater flexibility.

Tags: Abu Dhabi, Aegean Airlines, Athens travel, Etihad Airways, UAE, UAE airlines

UAE Announces Yas Waterworld Opening

2012-12-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Jebel Drop and Hamlool’s Humps, two of our cool speed slides

Most people don’t immediately think of water parks and super slides when they hear Abu Dhabi mentioned. However, news yesterday may change all that. The UAE’s first mega waterpark is scheduled to open January 24th with a total of 43 rides destined to get visitors all wet next year. The so named Yas Waterworld Abu […]

Tags: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi attractions, Abu Dhabi travel, UAE, UAE attractions

Etihad Airways Plans on Expending Operations in Russia

2012-10-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Etihad Airways, the national airline in the United Arab Emirates, is celebrating four years of operations in Russia this week. As their non-stop service between Moscow and Abu Dhabi has proven so successful, the airline is planning on expanding their Russian operations in the future. Since their debut in the Russian travel market, Etihad Airways […]

Tags: Abu Dhabi, air travel, airlines, Etihad Airways, international flights, moscow

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