Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has appointed Mr Philip Philippou as its new General Manager for Greece.
Philip has more than 30 years of travel industry experience in senior sales and marketing roles with major European and Middle Eastern airlines. He joins Etihad Airways from Oleander Travel in the Netherlands.
In his new role, Mr Philippou will be based in Athens, where he will be responsible for all commercial responsibilities as well as developing relations with the airline's trade and corporate partners.
He takes over from Dimitrios Karagkioules, who was recently appointed Etihad Airways General Manager for Thailand.
Etihad Airways' Vice President Global Sales, Danny Barranger, said: "We are delighted to welcome Philip to our global commercial team. His wide-ranging commercial expertise and experience of the region is invaluable and we are confident he will make a significant contribution in continuing to build our presence in Greece."
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About Etihad Airways
Etihad Airways began operations in 2003, and in 2014 carried 14.8 million passengers. From its Abu Dhabi base, Etihad Airways flies to 111 existing or announced passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. The airline has a fleet of 116 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and more than 200 aircraft on firm order, including 69 Boeing 787s, 25 Boeing 777-X, 62 Airbus A350s and eight Airbus A380s.
Etihad Airways holds equity investments in airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Aer Lingus, Alitalia, Jet Airways and Virgin Australia, and is in the process of formalising an equity investment in Swiss-based Etihad Regional, operated by Darwin Airline. Etihad Airways, along with airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Alitalia, Etihad Regional, Jet Airways and NIKI, also participate in Etihad Airways Partners, a new brand that brings together like-minded airlines to offer customers more choice through improved networks and schedules and enhanced frequent flyer benefits. For more information, please visit: www.etihad.com
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Email: Dutymediaofficer@etihad.ae
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