Etihad Airways, the national Airline of the UAE, based in Abu Dhabi has won six awards at the Middle East World Travel Awards, including the coveted title as the region’s Leading Airline.

The evening was a huge success for Etihad, being awarded ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline First Class’ award, ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline Economy Class’ award, ‘Middle East’s Leading Cabin Staff’ award, ‘Middle East’s Leading International Marketing Campaign’ award, and ‘Middle East’s Leading Airline In-flight Entertainment’ award.

Votes for the World Travel Awards were cast by 180,000 travel industry professionals from more than 175 countries.

This latest success follows Etihad’s triumph in November 2009 when the airline won the global title of the World’s Leading Airline.

Etihad has now won 25 World Travel Awards since it took to the skies in November 2003 and will represent the Middle East region in these categories at the global World Travel Awards held in London later in the year

Etihad Airways does not operate to Malta directly, but is interlining with Air Malta to provide Maltese travelers easy access through various gateways in Europe, including Athens, Brussels, Frankfurt, Geneva, Istanbul, London, Milan & Munich.

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