World’s Largest
Passenger Jet Features Airline’s Award-Winning Three-Room Suite, ‘The Residence’
ABU DHABI – Etihad Airways today announced the year-round
deployment of its award-winning Airbus A380 aircraft on the Abu Dhabi to Paris route.
The superjumbo, which features ‘The Residence’ - the
world’s first three-room suite on a commercial airliner - will operate from 1
July on one of its twice-daily services from the UAE’s capital city to the capital
of France.
Paris
becomes the airline’s latest A380 long-haul destination following London,
Sydney, New York and Melbourne. With the 496-seat aircraft upgrade from a
328-seat Boeing 777, Etihad Airways will offer an all-A380 daily service from
Paris to both Melbourne and Sydney via the airline’s Abu Dhabi home base.
The
additional capacity will provide business and leisure travellers from France
with more opportunities to visit Abu Dhabi.
It
will also support the strong connecting traffic to and from many cities across
Asia and Australia from Abu Dhabi including Brisbane, Perth, Bangkok, Chengdu, Ho
Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Manila, Shanghai, Seychelles, Chennai, Delhi
and Mumbai.
Flight
EY31 has a scheduled departure time from Abu Dhabi at 2.15 am which arrives at
Paris Charles de Gaulle airport at 7.50 am local time. The return flight, EY32 takes off from the French
capital at 10.40 am and arrives in Abu Dhabi at 7.30 pm.
Peter Baumgartner, Etihad Airways Chief
Executive Officer, said: “We believe that our
customers travelling to and from Paris will really enjoy what we see as
unparalleled comfort and services on board our A380. Flying our flagship aircraft
to France helps fulfil growing demand and offers greater travel experiences for
the flying public.
“Paris is one of our busiest and best performing
European routes, so the deployment of this upgraded service will provide benefits
to travellers to and from Abu Dhabi, and our popular connecting cities across
Asia and Australia.”
Etihad Airways’ A380 features a total capacity of 496 seats – up
to two in ‘The Residence’, nine in first class, 70 in business
class and 415 in the economy cabin.”
The Residence is an ultra-private,
three-room suite featuring a living room with a 32” LCD monitor, bedroom with a
double bed, separate en-suite shower room and dedicated personal butler trained
at the world-renowned Savoy Hotel in London. The cabin also comes with a
private chef ready to custom-create menus to order.
The nine first apartments
feature a flat-screen television, a chilled mini-bar, personal vanity unit,
wardrobe and a fully equipped shower room.
The 70-configured business
studios are located on the upper deck of the A380 and all offer direct aisle
access, a fully flat bed and an increase of 20 per cent in personal space.
The Lobby, a luxurious
lounge located between the first class and business class cabins, features two
comfortable sofas and a staffed bar.
On-board food and beverage managers, with experience of
working in luxury hotels and top restaurants, offer business class customers an
extensive menu and provide recommendations on the perfect accompaniment for
their meals.
And a ‘Flying Nanny’
trained by the world-famous Norland College in the UK, is on-board every A380
to provide dedicated childcare support for families travelling with young
children.
The main deck features
415 economy seats which offer ergonomic fixed-wing headrests, lumbar support
and an 11-inch personal, high-definition monitor screen to enjoy more than 750
hours of on-demand movies, TV programmes, games and live TV news and sports.
Flight
schedule: Abu Dhabi-Paris
|
Flight
No.
|
Origin
|
Departs
|
Destination
|
Arrives
|
Frequency
|
Aircraft
|
|
EY31
|
Abu
Dhabi
|
2.15
am
|
Paris
|
7.50
am
|
Daily
|
Airbus
380
|
|
EY32
|
Paris
|
10.40
am
|
Abu
Dhabi
|
7.30
pm
|
Daily
|
Airbus
380
|
|
EY37
|
Abu
Dhabi
|
9:10
am
|
Paris
|
2.35
pm
|
Daily
|
Boeing
777-300
|
|
EY38
|
Paris
|
9.50
am
|
Abu
Dhabi
|
6.40
am +1
|
Daily
|
Boeing
777-300
|
Note:
All departures and arrivals are listed in local time.
+1
denotes following day
-Ends-
About Etihad Aviation Group
Etihad Aviation Group
(EAG) is a diversified global aviation and travel group comprising five
business divisions – Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab
Emirates, Etihad Airways Engineering, Etihad Airport Services, Hala Group and
Airline Equity Partners. The group has minority investments in seven airlines:
airberlin, Air Serbia, Air Seychelles, Alitalia, Jet Airways, Virgin Australia,
and Swiss-based Darwin Airline, trading as Etihad Regional.
From its Abu Dhabi
base, Etihad Airways flies to, or has announced plans to serve, more than 110
passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia,
Australia and the Americas. The airline has a fleet of over 120 Airbus and
Boeing aircraft, with 204 aircraft on firm order, including 71 Boeing 787s, 25
Boeing 777Xs, 62 Airbus A350s and 10 Airbus A380s. For more information,
please visit: etihad.com
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