Etihad half-year profit hits record $306M on strong travel demand
The Abu Dhabi airline reported a profit after tax of 1.1 billion Emirati dirhams ($306 million), up 32% from the first half of 2024.
Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad Airways reported its strongest-ever half-year profit on Wednesday, driven by increased passenger demand and expansion into new markets.
What happened: Total profit after tax was 1.1 billion Emirati dirhams ($306 million) in the first half of 2025, up 32% from the first half of 2024. Total revenue stood at 13.5 billion dirhams ($3.7 billion), up 16% from the corresponding period last year.
The Gulf carrier said in a statement that the growth was driven by “vigorous customer demand, productivity and efficiency gains, and improved yields across both passenger and cargo segments.”
The airline’s Earnings Before Interest, Taxation, Depreciation and Amortization margin — a key measure of company profit shown as a percentage of revenue — was 20%, up from 19% in the first half of 2024.
