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Another big airline heads for Perth

Etihad Airways, one of the world's fastest-growing airlines, is expected to fly into Perth from February, according to sources in Abu Dhabi.

The new service, expected to be a joint venture with Virgin Australia, will open up a range of new travel options.

The Abu Dhabi-based airline will operate a daily 262-seat Airbus A330 with connections to 16 destinations in Europe and three in the US.

The Etihad service will arrive at Perth International Airport at 1.40pm and depart at 3.50pm.

With the additional service from the Middle East, Perth will now be served by the world's three fastest-growing airlines - Emirates, Qatar and Etihad.

Emirates, which started services to Perth in 2002, now has three flight times a day, and Qatar, which launched flights last year, operates a daily service.

Etihad's arrival will help Virgin Australia's plans for a bigger slice of the WA market.

The airline has lacked the European penetration of its rival Qantas after its tie-up with Emirates this year.

And the new service comes as international passenger traffic through Perth shows no signs of abating.

In August, international passenger numbers through the airport rose 11.4 per cent compared with 322,000 for the same period last year.

And global passenger traffic is on the rise, with the International Air Transport Association reporting a 7.5 per cent increase for the same month.

Scoot Airlines will now start operations from Singapore to Perth in mid-December, two months behind its intended launch.

Scoot, Singapore Airlines' low-cost offshoot, will operate five services a week, with an early evening flight to Singapore.

Scoot serves destinations across Asia and Australia using reconfigured Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200s which carry more than 400 passengers.

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