Etihad Airways has announced plans to increase Airbus A380 service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Abu Dhabi International Airport in response to heightened demand from guests traveling between the two destinations.
Beginning on 1 June 2017, the airline will upgrade its second flight between Abu Dhabi and New York JFK.
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 traveling 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 traveling to and from New York,” said Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways’ Chief Executive Officer. “Our commitment to our guests has always been to be the very best airline in the world by totally reimagining the travel experience and delivering the highest levels of comfort, luxury and world-class hospitality at every point in their travel journey – on the ground and in the air - across all classes of service.”
Etihad Airways first introduced daily, nonstop, round-trip flights into New York JFK on 26 October 2006, and this autumn, the airline will celebrate 10 years of service between Abu Dhabi and New York.