Etihad appoints Mansour Al Marzouqi as general manager in Belarus

Mr Al Marzouqi joined Etihad Airways’ Graduate Management programme in 2007, subsequently holding several key positions in sales and business development in the UAE before being appointed general manager of the Maldives in 2011.

Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways' chief commercial officer, said: "Mansour has a proven record within the airline and has substantial knowledge and expertise of the travel industry and commercial airline operations. We are excited to have him on board and look forward to his assistance in further developing our presence in the Belarus market.”

Mr Al Marzouqi will replace former general manager for Belarus, Paolo Greco, who is moving to Rome to take up the position of partnership alliance manager to Alitalia.

This year Etihad Airways will mark five years of operations to Minsk and to datehas carried 105,000 travellers between the Belarusian capital and Abu Dhabi.