Etihad’s 777 takes off to London
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Etihad Airways’ first three-cabin Boeing 777-300ER aircraft has departed on its maiden flight from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow.
The new aircraft is configured with eight Diamond First Class Suites, 40 Pearl Business lie-flat beds, and 282 seats in Coral Economy.
The aircraft will be deployed on Etihad Airways’ ‘blue-ribbon’ Abu Dhabi-London route, boosting capacity by 13%. The airline will continue to operate its four other flights to and from London.
“During the next 18 months, we will take delivery of seven more Boeing 777-300ERs, taking our total number of passenger 777s to 18,” said James Hogan, president and CEO of Etihad Airways. “Six of these will be three-class, and we look forward to unveiling more routes on which they will be deployed”.