Emirates, Etihad to Add Flights to Australia, National Reports

13/02/2010 00:00 AST

Emirates, the biggest Arab airline, and Abu Dhabi's Etihad Airways plan to add seven weekly flights each to Australia from March 2011, The National said, citing officials from the United Arab Emirates' General Civil Aviation Authority.

The arrangement was concluded as the bilateral agreement between Australia and the U.A.E. was about to expire, the newspaper added.

The accord will allow the carriers to boost their stake in the route connecting the country with the U.K., the newspaper said.


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