Etihad
Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has launched an
exciting new low fare promotion for passengers travelling from Nigeria to the
Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America
this holiday season.
The promotion is open
to both Pearl Business class and Coral Economy class passengers who book
between 18th July and 15th August and travel
until 31st August.
Maurice
Phohleli, General Manager, Nigeria and West Africa, said: “Etihad Airways
prides itself on building strong relationships with its guests. With summer and
Ramadan here, we are pleased to unveil our latest fare offers for Pearl
Business class and Coral Economy class travellers in Nigeria. The special
offers form part of the ‘welcome on board’ service in our first month of
operations in Nigeria and we hope travellers will take advantage of them. ”
The
airline also extended its summer Kids Fly
Free offer to September 10, 2012, which allows children between the ages of
5 to 12 years, travelling with a paying adult, to fly free to the UAE. Also,
one child between the ages of 12-16 can fly at 50 per cent of the adult fare.
“We
decided to extend this wonderful deal to accommodate and encourage families who
might be interested in travelling for the summer holidays and Ramadan. Our hope
is that these fares will help to make travel plans more feasible,” Mr Phohleli
said.
Available
until the end of September, travellers can also enjoy a free one-night stay in
selected hotels in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Pearl Business class travellers flying
to Abu Dhabi can stay at a selection of luxury hotels including the Yas
Viceroy, Park Hyatt Hotel and Villas, Intercontinental, Beach Rotana, Grand
Millennium Al Wahda, and at the Bonnington Jumeirah Lakes Towers and Rose
Rayhaan by Rotana in Dubai.
Coral
Economy class passengers travelling to Dubai will be able to stay at Traders
Hotel situated in Dubai’s historically rich district of Deira.
Passengers
in Nigeria will be able to fly to the United Arab Emirates for as little as US$
722, inclusive of taxes and surcharges. Flights to China and Malaysia are
available from US$ 1,250, and Coral Economy class return flights to Thailand are
available from US$ 1,195.
Lagos became the 83rd destination in
Etihad Airways’ global network and the new service links Abu Dhabi and Lagos
six times a week and is operated by a two class A330-200 aircraft with 22 Pearl
Business class and 240 Coral Economy class seats.
