Following successful trials, Etihad Airways has expanded IATA Travel Pass on flights between Abu Dhabi and seven destinations across its network as it continues to implement digital solutions to simplify the travel experience in the wake of the pandemic.
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has been awarded the New Distribution Capability (NDC) Level 4 certification, by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
AIR TRAVEL HAS BECOME FAR MORE COMPLEX THAN GETTING A PASSENGER SAFELY FROM A TO B. NOWADAYS, AIRLINES FROM THE MENA REGION ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF DEVELOPMENTS AND ARE BECOMING MORE INNOVATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO CUSTOMER SERVICE, PROVIDING NEW LEVELS OF COMFORT AND DECREASING THEIR FOOTPRINT.
However, in his study The Future of Airline Distribution, 2016 – 2021, Henry H. Harteveldt, Atmosphere Research Group, warned that the five year span between 2016 and 2021 will witness a steady effort by airlines to take back control of their distribution destinies.
OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS, LOW-COST CARRIERS (LCCs) HAVE BECOME A MAJOR FEATURE OF THE AVIATION INDUSTRY ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA.
BY 2035, AN ADDITIONAL 258 MILLION PASSENGERS PER ANNUM ARE EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE MIDDLE EAST’S AIRPORTS, BOOSTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION AND ACROSS THE GLOBE.
Keeping up with the trends of future generations, and along the lines of social media and smart phone capabilities, MENA-based airlines are responding swiftly to these trends.
FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL GROWTH REPORTED BY A NUMBER OF MENA-BASED AIRLINES AMID GLOBAL AIR TRAVEL CHALLENGES, MANY CARRIERS SHOWCASED MODERN ADVANCEMENTS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF SERVICES TO REGIONAL TRAVELLERS, MAINTAINING QUALITY WITHOUT COMPROMISING ON SECURITY MEASURES.
According to the latest statistics from the International Air Transport Association, the Middle East is estimated to record a strong annual growth of five percent and see an extra 258 million passengers a year on routes to, from and within the region by 2035.
By 2035, some 7.2 billion globetrotters are set to travel the world, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
