Etihad Airways becomes first airline to depart from Frankfurt’s new Terminal 3

Etihad Airways became the first airline on Thursday morning to depart from Frankfurt Airport’s newly opened Terminal 3, as flight EY 122 took off for Abu Dhabi at 10:30 local time. At the controls was Captain Majed Al Marzouqi, Etihad’s Chief Operations and Guest Officer, who took the seat as operating captain for the flight. Before boarding, Captain Majed joined Fraport Chief Technology Officer Dr. Pierre Dominique Prümm for a ribbon-cutting at the gate. The morning also held a surprise for one couple from Limburg, heading to Singapore for their holiday. Captain Majed greeted them at the gate with an upgrade to Business for the flight to Abu Dhabi.

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