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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates on Thursday reported 25.4 percent growth in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) in the first quarter of 2010, far out-pacing the industry average and running, ahead of the airline's available seat kilometers (ASKs) growth of 22 percent. The improvement, against the first quarter of 2009, was matched by an increase in seat factors, from 37 percent to 75 percent.
Passenger numbers increased by 11 percent and, despite the continuing economic downturn affecting many of Etihad's international markets, premium traffic also increased by five percent. Etihad Airways Chief Executive Officer James Hogan said: "These are …