Etihad Airways, the
national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will expand its United States
network to six destinations with the launch of a San Francisco service on 18
November 2014.
Daily flights will be
operated to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) using a three-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft leased from
its strategic partner Jet Airways, offering a total of eight seats in First
Class, 30 seats in Business Class and 308 seats in Economy Class.
In addition to providing
a direct connection from San Francisco to Abu Dhabi, the new service offers convenient
onward connectivity to more than 30 destinations across the Gulf Cooperation Council
(GCC) region, Middle East, Africa and the island nations of the Indian Ocean,
available through Etihad Airways’ global network and codeshare agreements with
partner airlines.
Similarly in the
opposite direction, flights to San Francisco will connect to destinations
throughout the US, Canada and Mexico.
The forthcoming
service to San Francisco will be followed by flights to Dallas / Fort Worth
(DFW) International Airport from 3 December 2014, marking its sixth route within
the country.
Located on the west coast
of the United States, San Francisco is a leading tourism, culture and business
hub. In 2013, a total of 16.9 million people visited the famous ‘City on the Bay’,
as San Francisco is often described, with popular attractions including the
breath-taking Golden Gate Bridge, the Fisherman’s Wharf marketplace, the
abandoned prison on Alcatraz Island, and the large-scale shopping, theatre and
restaurant haven of Union Square.
