Airline Begins Edinburgh To Abu Dhabi Service

Published 8th Jun 2015

An airline has launched a new daily service from Edinburgh to Abu Dhabi.

Etihad Airways' inaugural flight landed at the capital's Airport today.

Edinburgh is Etihad's first Scottish destination and its third departure point from the UK, alongside London Heathrow and Manchester.

The new route to the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will be operated with an Airbus A330-200 aircraft, with a total of 22 seats in business class and 240 in economy.

It will offer connections onwards to a number of other destinations in the Middle East, Indian sub-continent, Asia and Australia.