Taliya Minullina spoke at the presentation of the Etihad Airways regular flights program to Abu Dhabi
This morning, an official presentation of the Etihad Airways scheduled flights program to Abu Dhabi took place in the format of a business breakfast. Taliya Minullina, Head of the Investment Development Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan, spoke at the event.
Taliya Minullina: "Today, of course, you and I are present at not only a historical, but also a particularly important event, I'm not afraid to use this word, for the entire Volga Federal District. I know for sure that flights from Kazan to Abu Dhabi and back will definitely be in demand by Tatarstan tourists and entrepreneurs! Firstly, of course, flights to one of the main points of the Persian Gulf gives us not only direct access to the heart of the United Arab Emirates, access to large foreign business associations, but also, of course, flights further along the route to other cities and countries. It is significant that in 2026 Kazan will proudly bear the title of the cultural capital of the Islamic world...>I would like to emphasize the close contacts of the Republic of Tatarstan with the United Arab Emirates. Last year, when Russia chaired the BRICS+ summit of heads of state and Tatarstan hosted this event, the President of the United Arab Emirates visited the republic<...> And, of course, I would like to note the activity of Tatarstan enterprises. Practice shows that those destinations with direct flights increase their bilateral business activity. This can be seen by such indicators as the number of enterprises registered with foreign participation in Tatarstan, exports, and trade turnover. Our enterprises are working very actively with the UAE, for example, KAMAZ, Kazan Helicopter Plant, Zelenodolsk Gorky Plant, Aurus, Ak Bars Shipbuilding Corporation, Tatshina, Khimgrad, TAIF, POZIS, Kazan Powder Factory are the largest of them. Only their negotiation processes will ensure flight occupancy. Business contacts are growing. On December 10, a meeting of the Russian-Emirati Intergovernmental Commission will be held in the UAE, and the Russian-Emirati Business Forum will also take place on these dates, at which Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, will speak. Republican business events, for example, the international economic forum "Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum", will also annually ensure flight occupancy, and those, in turn, will contribute to the emergence of new types of business in Tatarstan, export growth ...".
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is launching regular flights from the Republic of Tatarstan for the first time. The carrier plans to connect the two capitals Abu Dhabi and Kazan by air route on December 4, 2025 on Airbus A320 aircraft with a frequency of departures 3 times a week: on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Tickets are on sale on the airline's website. You can also purchase air tickets on the airport's official website. https://sales.kazan.aero using the "Buy a ticket" service and in the mobile application of Kazan airport.