Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced a recruitment drive in Ireland to find at least 100 new Irish employees to support its growth around the world.
Etihad already employs more than 90 Irish staff at the airport, its Dublin line maintenance operation and across its global network.
Etihad chief executive officer James Hogan said: “We’ve built close relationships with Ireland and with Irish communities around the world since we began our service to Dublin four years ago.
“We have directly invested more than €16 million ($22m) into Ireland over that time. That money has gone into our premium lounge and ground operations at Dublin airport, our Dublin Line Maintenance Centre and of course our sponsorship commitment as a supporter of GAA hurling. And our operating costs and Irish aircraft financing deals see tens of millions more every year coming into the Irish economy from Etihad.
“Next month, we are holding cabin crew recruitment Open Days in Dublin and we are hoping to hire at least 100 employees from this market.”
Etihad launched its Dublin to Abu Dhabi flights in 2007. Today it operates 10 flights a week into the UAE’s capital city, offering onward connections to another 70 destinations around the world. Etihad has flown more than 640,000 guests on the route and carried more than 9,000 tonnes of cargo.
Etihad’s recruitment Open Days will be held at the Burlington Hotel on November 30 and December 1, 2011. Etihad is also planning to hold Open Days in Belfast and Cork.
