Etihad Airways expects return to pre-war capacity in June

Etihad Airways is ordering more wide-body planes as the Middle Eastern airline plans to fly about 8% more than a year ago through June 15, Chief Executive Antonoaldo Neves said in an interview.

During a global meeting of airline CEOs in Brazil, on Saturday (6), the executive stated that the Abu Dhabi airline is purchasing wide-body aircraft in the double digits, avoiding providing further details.

Etihad is restoring flights after cutting back in March as the US and Israeli war against Iran intensified regionally, increasing fuel prices, Neves said.

He said Etihad does not currently plan to reduce costs through further flight cuts.

"The biggest cost we have is an empty plane," he said. "So the way to cut costs is to not have empty planes."

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Source: CNN