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A three-time weekly service to Abu Dhabi was launched by SIA on 1 March, offering passengers and shippers the convenience of direct flights between Singapore and the federal capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Celebrating the Abu Dhabi inaugural flight are (from left) Mr Jared Lee (GM-Gulf, SIA), Mr Tan Chik Quee (SVP WAA, SIA), His Highness Dr Ahmed Bin Saif Nahyan (Chairman, AUH Department of Civil Aviation & Chairman, Etihad Airways), His Excellency Dileep Nair (Consul General of Singapore) and Mr Zainul Aljunied (VP-MNTP, SIA Cargo). Behind them in the centre is Mr Jose Thachil (MMG, SIA). |
Abu Dhabi is the largest and richest of the seven Emirates that make up the UAE. An exporter of oil since the 1960s, it is a modern and prosperous state.
It is also a major financial hub and a leading tourist destination. Roughly twice the size of Belgium, it has a population close to 800,000.
The finest buildings and skyscrapers in the Middle East can be found in Abu Dhabi. The city is also the centre of government and business life in the UAE. Many head-quarters of the Emirates’ oil operating companies and embassies are based here.
Abu Dhabi’s oil wealth has been wisely utilised to encourage trade and commerce that extends beyond the oil business.
The major import commodities are machinery and transportation, chemicals, food, medicines, textiles and electronics, while the major export commodities are crude oil, natural gas, auto spare parts, textile, re-exports of foreign goods, dried fish and dates.
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