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Article: ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI-PARIS FLIGHTS SET TO START MAY 3.
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- April 27, 2006
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DUBAI, April 27 Asia Pulse - Commercial links between Abu Dhabi and Paris are set to be enhanced with the launch of Etihad Airways' forthcoming five days-a-week flights which will start on May 3, increasing to six days a week from June 1.
Trade between the UAE and France rose by 9 per cent to US$4.17 billion in 2005, with UAE exports to France growing by 40 per cent.
French exporters are also active in all sectors of the UAE's economy, particularly infrastructure projects and consumer goods with sales increasing by 16 per cent.
This new route will provide a tremendous opportunity to broaden cultural and commercial ties, not only between the ...