Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates launches non-stop daily flights to Washington, DC from Abu Dhabi. This is the first air link between two capitals. The new service to Washington Dulles International Airport has been introduced to meet strong demand for business, government and leisure trips between and beyond the cities.
According to James Hogan, Etihad Chief Executive, Government and corporate customers in both the markets are very pleased with this service and support a daily service from day one and for this forward bookings on the route are already started in both the directions which is very encouraging. In addition to this a US$6.8 million premium lounge will also open this week in Terminal A at Dulles Airport for the benefit of Diamond First and Pearl Class passengers. Flight EY131 departs from Abu Dhabi International Airport at 10.00 each day for 15 hours long journey to Washington, DC, the fourth North American destination for Etihad Airways after New York, Chicago and Toronto.
Etihad Airways services the Abu Dhabi-Washington DC, route with ultra-long range Airbus A340-500 aircraft, seating 240 passengers in a spacious three-class cabin -12 in Diamond First, 28 in Pearl Business and 200 in Coral Economy Class. To date Etihad Airways has carried almost two million passengers between Abu Dhabi and North America, achieving 12.6 percent growth in passenger number last year.
According to James Hogan, Etihad Chief Executive, Government and corporate customers in both the markets are very pleased with this service and support a daily service from day one and for this forward bookings on the route are already started in both the directions which is very encouraging. In addition to this a US$6.8 million premium lounge will also open this week in Terminal A at Dulles Airport for the benefit of Diamond First and Pearl Class passengers. Flight EY131 departs from Abu Dhabi International Airport at 10.00 each day for 15 hours long journey to Washington, DC, the fourth North American destination for Etihad Airways after New York, Chicago and Toronto.
Etihad Airways services the Abu Dhabi-Washington DC, route with ultra-long range Airbus A340-500 aircraft, seating 240 passengers in a spacious three-class cabin -12 in Diamond First, 28 in Pearl Business and 200 in Coral Economy Class. To date Etihad Airways has carried almost two million passengers between Abu Dhabi and North America, achieving 12.6 percent growth in passenger number last year.
