Etihad Airways has claimed to be the primary airline on the planet to have vaccinated all working pilots and cabin crew in opposition to Covid-19.
Tony Douglas, group chief government officer, Etihad Aviation Group, stated: “We proactively made the vaccine accessible to all our staff to not solely assist fight the results of Covid-19 however to make travellers really feel assured and reassured the subsequent time they fly with us.
“We’re the one airline on the planet to make Covid-19 testing necessary for each passenger and crew member earlier than each flight and now, we’re the primary airline on the planet with 100 per cent vaccinated crew on board.”
He added: “I selected very early on to be vaccinated to display my very own assist of the nationwide vaccination programme and to encourage everybody at Etihad who was eligible for the vaccine, to obtain it as quickly as potential.
“I wish to thank all the Etihad household for every thing they’ve executed to assist us attain this milestone – I’m really humbled.”
In 2020, Etihad took vital steps in the direction of supporting staff to obtain the Covid-19 vaccine.
In collaboration with the well being authorities, the airline facilitated entry for its frontline workers to the United Arab Emirates’ emergency use programme.
Etihad was one of many first employers within the capital to safe locations for his or her frontline workers – together with pilots and cabin crew – within the vaccination programme.
Etihad additionally ensured the Etihad Airways Medical Centre grew to become an accredited COVID-19 vaccination clinic.
Following the federal government goal to vaccinate half of the UAE inhabitants by the tip of March, Etihad is forward of schedule with over 75 per cent of its complete workforce already having acquired at the very least one dose of the vaccine.
With much more exercise nonetheless deliberate as a part of the Protected Collectively initiative, this determine will proceed to develop as extra staff step ahead and select to vaccinate.
