Abu Dhabi International Airport and Etihad Airways launch online auction

posted on 06/02/2012: 19 views

Abu Dhabi International Airport launched yesterday an online auction for 60 tickets to 30 destinations on its website, http://www.abudhabiairport.ae to commemorate its 30th anniversary in collaboration with Etihad Airways.

The auction comes as part of the airport's celebration campaign to mark 30 years of success catering to over 126 million passengers.

Starting on the 5th of February and running for 30 days, participants can log on to the auction page on the airport website to bid for a pair of Etihad Airways tickets to one of its destinations. Each day a new destination will be announced for 2 Etihad Airways tickets. The Bid will run each working day starting 8am and will end at 5pm announcing the highest bidder as the winner of the tickets of the day.

Abu Dhabi Airports Company will collect proceeds of the auction by the end of the auction program on 15th March and donate 50% to Zayed University in Abu Dhabi to be used in the student support fund program. The remaining proceeds will be won as a cash prize by one of the bidders through a raffle draw held in mid March. All bidders throughout the duration of the auction will automatically enter the draw for the final cash prize.

Eng. Ahmed Al Haddabi, Chief Operating Officer of ADAC said: "Celebrating 30 years of success through this unique competition is very exciting for ADAC as it signifies the company's commitment to offer the most innovative services to its customers. ADAC would like to take this opportunity to thank Etihad Airways for their on-going support of Abu Dhabi International Airport initiatives such as this auction, aimed at enhancing passengers' experience and exceeding their expectations." In order to participate in the auction, bidders must log onto www.abudhabiairport.ae, to bid for the daily pair of Etihad Airways tickets for any of the 30 destinations announced each day for 30 working days running. - Emirates News Agency, WAM

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