PROFITABLE YEAR FOR WORLD’S FIRST EQUITY ALLIANCE

Etihad Airways and each of its equity partners have reported a successful 2012. Etihad, airberlin, Air Seychelles, Virgin Australia, Aer Lingus and Etihad Airways have all announced profitable performance. The airlines’ individual and collective results were boosted by a number of measures, including growing codeshare traffic between their networks, successful joint sales and marketing efforts, and a range of increasing business and cost synergies. James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ President and Chief Executive Officer, welcomed the success of the airlines. He said: “2012 was a year in which the global economy remained very tough and in which airline industry profits as