Etihad strengthens revenue with soaring passenger and cargo volumes in H1

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Total revenues increase 28 per cent to US$3.2 billion during first half of 2014
·         Passenger numbers grow 22 per cent to 6.7 million between January and June
·         Available Seat Kilometres up from 33.1 billion in H1 2013 to 39.4 billion in H1 2014
·         Etihad Cargo achieves 27 per cent revenue growth and 25 per cent tonnage growth
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has reported double-digit growth in passenger and cargo volumes during the first half of 2014, marking its strongest ever performance for the six-month period, with total revenues increasing to US$3.2 billion.

A total of 6.7 million passengers travelled with the airline between January and June this year, almost 22 per cent higher than the 5.5 million passengers in the same period last year.