Bangkok--16 Oct--Star PR
Etihad Airways has once again triumphed at the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA), not only winning the title for being the world’s leading new airline for the third year in a row, but also the award for the world’s leading flat-bed seat.
The 13th annual WTA took place in the Caribbean’s Turks and Caicos Islands on September 20, where Etihad, the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates, received extensive praise for its unprecedented growth and state-of-the-art new product.
Following the recent upgrade of its In-Flight Entertainment (IFE), Etihad’s carriers are now fitted with the Thales TopSeries i4000 system and an audio and video on demand (AVOD) feature. With this new technology, Guests are offered more than two weeks of continuous entertainment covering a wealth of languages and cultures, with the opportunity to create a personal ‘video favourites’ list.
Etihad’s fleet of aircrafts is one of the youngest in the world, with the twenty-second aircraft, a three-Zone A340-500, arriving in Abu Dhabi just last week. The carrier’s excellent service and innovative ideas have been acknowledged by the award for the world’s leading new airline.
Despite being a new airline, Etihad has recently launched a loyalty scheme which challenges the traditional airline approach. Their Etihad Guest programme responds to customer demand by offering its members flexibility of choice, transparency and convenience.
Etihad’s new Diamond Zone suite, with a seat that sets new industry benchmarks, secured the carrier the prize for the world’s leading flat-bed seat. Not only can it recline 180 degrees into a flat bed, but it can also rotate 180 degrees, enabling Guests to hold meetings, dine and converse with one another.
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan, Chairman of Etihad Airways, said: “It is incredible to think that Etihad Airways is not even three years old, yet we have achieved so much in that time. Etihad now operates services to 35 international destinations across four continents, offering Guests the award winning flat-bed on many of the routes.”
These World Travel Awards presented to Eithad Airways, acknowledge the carrier’s dedicated attitude to supplying its Guests with the best possible features and constantly looking for innovative ways in which to make their flights more enjoyable.
Etihad Airways currently flies 14 times per week from Bangkok to Abu Dhabi, providing swift and convenient onward connections to the airline’s fast growing global network of 35 destinations.
Photo Caption:
1) The world’s leading new airline award
2) The world’s leading flat-bed seat award
3) Business bed in Pearl Zone
About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways, the National Airline of the United Arab Emirates, is the world’s leading new airline and currently offers flights for Guests and cargo to 45 destinations in the Middle East, Europe, North America, Africa and Asia.
Etihad Crystal Cargo — www.crystalcargo.ae — offers a comprehensive range of cargo services throughout Etihad’s network, and services its many all-cargo destinations and world-wide charters with a fleet of modern regional freighter aircraft.
Etihad Holidays - www.etihadholidays.com - offers a range of innovative holiday options in 82 destinations including skiing, fly-drives, cruises, tours, stopovers, inbound programmes and city breaks.
Through these exciting divisions, Etihad Airways is changing the way people see the world.
For more information about this award-winning aviation group, please visit www.etihadairways.com
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