Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Etihad Airways’ daily service to Los Angeles takes flight

Los Angeles is Etihad Airways’ fourth US destination, joining Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. on the airline’s expanding network. This will increase further on 3 December this year with the addition of direct flights to Dallas / Fort Worth.

The Los Angeles service is set to be popular with guests looking to travel to California from other parts of the world. To make life that little bit easier, guests and their checked-in baggage flying from Abu Dhabi are also processed through all US immigration, customs and agriculture inspections, before boarding the aircraft, eliminating the need to do so on arrival in the US.

The aircraft initially serving the new Los Angeles route is a three-cabin, long-range Airbus 340-500 which can accommodate 240 guests with 12 First Class suites, 28 Business Class flatbed seats, and 200 Economy Class seats.

In mid-July, the service will transition to a three-cabin, long-range Boeing 777-200 LR which will be configured with 237 seats, including eight First Class suites, 40 Business Class flatbed seats, and 189 Economy Class seats.

Flight schedule:

Flight #
Departs

Departure
Arrives
Arrival          
Frequency
Duration
EY 171
Abu Dhabi (AUH)
8:50am
Los Angeles (LAX)
2:20pm
Daily
16hr 30 min
EY 170
Los Angeles (LAX)
4:50pm
Abu Dhabi (AUH)
8:10pm +1
Daily
16hr 20 min