Additional services have been scheduled and operations will continue as required until air traffic resumes and flights return to normal schedules
As flights remained suspended due to ongoing regional developments, UAE authorities operated a special Etihad Rail passenger service, transporting more than 350 people ahead of its official launch.
The exceptional run operated between Al Ghuwaifat Station on the Saudi border and Al Faya Station in Abu Dhabi, and was carried out by Etihad Rail in coordination with and under the direct supervision of the Emergencies, Crises and Disasters Management Centre Abu Dhabi (ADCMC).
“We thank all the staff who gave us the opportunity to return from Jeddah to the UAE safely and easily under these conditions,” a passenger is heard saying in the video.
A person identified as a family member of a passenger said the authorities “took care of our families since the crisis began and stayed in touch with them.”
Mohammed Al Shehhi, Chief Projects Officer at Etihad Rail, said the authorities have scheduled a “number of additional services.”
“Operations will continue as required, in close coordination with the competent authorities, until air traffic resumes and flights return to their regular schedules.”
Source: Khaleejtimes
