Etihad Airways’ first three-cabin Boeing 777-300ER aircraft has departed on its maiden EY11 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, predominantly the EY11 and EY12 flights, boosting capacity by 13 per cent. The additional business class capacity will cater for the high demand of business travellers taking the early morning flight from Abu Dhabi to London.
Etihad Airways will continue to operate its four other flights to and from London – EY17, EY18, EY19 and EY20 – with the airline’s already established three-class Airbus A340-600s.
Source: Etihad Airways