Etihad Airways plans to increase A380 services between New York JFK and Abu Dhabi International airport after seeing demand soar.
Starting on June 1 2017, the airline will upgrade its second flight between Abu Dhabi and JFK to the A380, which features The Residence and First Apartment cabins.
The new service will join the airline’s existing daily A380 service, replacing the current daily Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
“The response we have received from Etihad Airways guests travelling between Abu Dhabi and New York since we launched the service nearly a decade ago has been phenomenal, and we are delighted to further expand our world-class product for all guests travelling to and from New York,” said Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways’ CEO.
Etihad first began welcoming guests on its first A380 flight between New York JFK and Abu Dhabi in November 2015.
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