Etihad Offers Flights to Hong Kong With a Stopover in Abu Dhabi

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Etihad, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has expanded its operations in Israel to six daily flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Abu Dhabi. From there, the airline offers connecting flights to Hong Kong with a layover of under three hours in each direction.

The price of a flight to Hong Kong starts at $1,176. Travelers who wish to can add two nights at a hotel in Abu Dhabi at no cost, under the airline's stopover program.

The airline is expected to make Abu Dhabi the central stopover point on the route to the East, and to offer a vacation in the United Arab Emirates there. Israelis are already beginning to fly to Abu Dhabi instead of Dubai.