Etihad Airways Welcomes the Manchester City Football Club Trophy Tour

Press release

Published September 9th, 2019 - 10:26 GMT

The Manchester City Trophy Tour showcased in the Lobby Lounge on the flagship Airbus A380 with Etihad Cabin Crew.

Highlights

Etihad Airways celebrated the club’s record-breaking 2018/2019 football season with a display of trophies at its Abu Dhabi headquarters for employees to enjoy.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and official partner of the Manchester City Football Club Trophy Tour celebrated the club’s record-breaking 2018/2019 football season with a display of trophies at its Abu Dhabi headquarters for employees to enjoy.

In celebration of Manchester City Football Club (MCFC) making history as the first English football club to lift six trophies in the same season, the trophies were also displayed in the airline’s luxurious Lobby on the upper deck of an Airbus A380.

MCFC was awarded the back-to-back Premier League title, as well as the FA Cup, Community Shield, Carabao Cup, Women’s FA Cup and FA WSL Continental Cup.

Following the six-day visit to the UAE, the trophies will be transported to Cairo by Etihad Airways to continue the global tour. The trophies will return to the UAE in November as part of the Formula One Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix celebrations.

Fans can follow the action at: www.mancity.com/trophytour.

Background Information

Etihad Airways

As an airline, Etihad has come a long way in a short time – just like its home Abu Dhabi.

The airline was established by Royal (Emiri) Decree in July 2003 and is wholly owned by the Government of Abu Dhabi with a mandate to operate safely, commercially and profitably.