Etihad ups capacity to NYC
Etihad will upgrade its second flight between Abu Dhabi and New York to the A380 aircraft on June 1, 2017. The aircraft will include The Residence, the only three-room suite available in commercial airline operation.
The new service will join the airline’s existing daily A380 service, replacing the current daily Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
The main deck of the aircraft features 415 economy smart seats and full inflight WiFi.
From June 1, 2017, flight EY103 will depart Abu Dhabi at 03h35 to arrive in New York’s JFK Airport at 09h35. Return flight EY102 will depart New York JFK at 15h00 to arrive in Abu Dhabi at 12h05 the following day.
The current flight schedule sees flight EY101 depart Abu Dhabi at 10h10 to arrive in New York at 16h30. The return flight EY100 departs New York at 22h45 to arrive in Abu Dhabi at 19h45 the following day.
Source: www.etnw.co.za