Travel
Because of its central geographical location, Abu Dhabi boasts easy accessibility to Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia and proves itself to be a busy hub with people holidaying here, international travellers passing through en route to the Far East as well as the ever growing business community who transverse the globe.
Abu Dhabi operates its own airline Etihad Airlines. www.etihadairways.com. Etihad Airlines fly to over 50 international destinations, including non-stop to London Heathrow, Sydney, Geneva, Toronto and Johannesburg. It also welcomes several international airlines (see listings). It is on a steady expansion program increasing its number of destinations every quarter.
Abu Dhabi houses an arrival and departures duty-free area where one can purchase in comfort a wide range of goods – jewellery, perfumes, leather goods, electronics to mention but a few.
Abu Dhabi Duty Free contributes hugely to the greater community and is responsible for sponsorship of many events in Abu Dhabi, it is also well known for host amazing raffles with prizes from luxury cars to million dollar cheques. These have proved extremely popular with international travellers to Abu Dhabi and locals alike.