Abu Dhabi, June 11 (IANS/WAM) UAE's national carrier Etihad Airways has appointed Juan Torres as its general manager in Brazil.

The appointment of Torres comes after Etihad announced flights to Sao Paulo, the airline's first South American destination, from June 2013.

Etihad Airways chief commercial officer Peter Baumgartner said: This is an important next step in preparations to launch our first operations into Brazil and I am very pleased to welcome Juan during what will be an extremely important year ahead as we build towards entering this key market.

--IANS/WAM

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