Overview
- Total revenue rose 18% year-on-year to Dh21.7 billion, with passenger revenue up 20% to Dh18.2 billion and cargo up 8% to Dh3.2 billion.
- Ebitda increased 27% to Dh4.3 billion, reflecting stronger profitability alongside higher capacity and network growth.
- The airline carried about 16.1 million passengers in the first nine months, an 18% increase, with a load factor of 88%.
- The operating fleet reached 115 aircraft at the end of September, up 19% year-on-year, driving a third-quarter increase of more than 20% in available seat kilometres.
- CEO Antonoaldo Neves said the performance validates the strategy and noted Etihad is outpacing the market and contributing nearly half of UAE passenger growth.