Etihad Airways to fly to Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport
Etihad Airways will expand its services to Istanbul during 2016 with a new four-times weekly service to Sabiha Gokcen Airport, complementing its daily A330 service to Istanbul Ataturk Airport.
The new service will commence on July 1 with an Airbus A320-200. The aircraft will offer 16 business class seats and 120 economy. The airline said that market demand for flights to Istanbul has created an opportunity to deploy additional capacity into Sabiha Gokcen. The airport is an increasingly popular gateway for visitors to Istanbul and the southern section of the region. It is well connected to other domestic cities on the Asian side of the city, including Yalova and Bursa. James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer for Etihad Airways said: “Istanbul is a critically important market within our global network and we plan to serve both city airports to support our wider expansion plans. We have seen an increasing number of guests travelling between both the United Arab Emirates and Turkey and we want this trend to continue and grow during 2016. “The timing of the service is excellent to attract local travelers between Abu Dhabi and Istanbul, whilst also enabling seamless connectivity with markets in the GCC, Indian Sub-Continent, Northern Asia, Southern Asia and Australia. Flight schedule from July 1:
Flgt
Org
Dep
Destination
Arr
Freq
Aircraft
EY98
Abu Dhabi (AUH)
850
Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)
1240
Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat
A320-200
EY99
Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)
1340
Abu Dhabi (AUH)
1920
Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat
A320-200