Etihad adds Atlanta as part of its 10-destination expansion plan by 2025

Etihad Airlines will add Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to its map next year as part of a 10-destination, three-continent expansion announced on Monday.

The Gulf airline will connect Atlanta to its hub at Abu Dhabi’s Zayed International Airport (AUH) four times a week starting July 2. Etihad will fly the Abu Dhabi-Atlanta route using Airbus A350 aircraft -1000 has new features luxury business class The cabin has 44 seats, as well as 327 economy seats.

Atlanta is Etihad’s fifth US destination after Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) — flight starting in March — Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD), New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Washington’s Dulles International Airport (IAD). Passengers departing from Abu Dhabi to the United States benefit from the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Preclearance facility there allowing them to enter the United States as domestic travelers .

Etihad Chief Revenue Officer Arik De hints at a new American city in October as part of a plan to expand to 20 destinations by 2025. “We have a lot of growth coming,” he said at the time, adding that the airline expected ​will grow next year far beyond its peak in 2017.

Etihad’s other new destinations are:

• Taipei, Taiwan, on a Boeing 787 from September 7
• Medan, Indonesia, on the Airbus A321LR from October 3
• Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on the A321LR from October 3
• Krabi, Thailand, on the A321LR from October 9
• Tunis, Tunisia, on the A321LR from 1 November
• Chiang Mai, Thailand on the A321LR from November 3
• Hanoi, Vietnam on the A321LR aircraft from November 3
• Hong Kong on the 787 from 3 November
• Algiers, Algeria, on the A321LR from 7 November

The airline previously announced plans to add El Alamein International Airport (DBB) in Egypt, Vaclav Havel Prague Airport (PRG) and Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) to its map in June and next July.

Etihad’s latest expansion is anchored by the A321LR, a longer-range variant of the popular A321neo that can fly up to 4,600 miles. JetBlue Airways uses the same aircraft for transatlantic flights, including nonstop flights six European airports from Boston and JFK.

De said in October that Etihad expected to have its first A321LRs early next year and planned to reveal product details on the aircraft at the end of February.

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“It will have a full flat bed, access to every aisle and the best product Etihad has to offer,” he said.

The A321LR “will take us to many places,” De added [Boeing] The 777, 787 and A350 are a bit big. Expect a lot of destinations – secondary cities in Europe and Asia will come into play.”

The 13 new destinations Etihad has announced for 2025 include seven second-tier cities in Europe and Asia, spanning from Prague to Hanoi and Krabi.

Etihad’s growth comes after a major business restructuring that began in 2017. The airline slashed schedules and ended many of its loss-making investments in secondary airlines. around the world, including Air Berlin, the former Alitalia and Virgin Australia.

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