Eithad is throwing its A380 into the mix on the Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow, with the majority of services to be operated by the Double-Decker Super-Jumbo plane from mid-November
Etihad Airbus A380 in flight – Image, Etihad/Airbus
Etihad currently operate two out of their three rotations between Abu Dhabi and London Heathrow with an A380 – the final rotation to change EY017/EY018.
This will be operated 6 times a week with an Airbus A380. The remaining one time a week (Wedensdays) will be operated with an Airbus A340-600.
EY11/12, EY19/20 remain as A380 operations.
The revised timetable is shown below:
Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow EY011 DEPART AUH 02:30 ARRIVE LHR 06:40 Airbus A380 EY019 DEPART AUH 08:00 ARRIVE LHR 12:05 Airbus A380 EY017 DEPART AUH 13:35 ARRIVE LHR 17:45 Airbus A380 Except Wednesdays - A340 operates London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi EY012 DEPART LHR 09:00 ARRIVE AUH 20:20 Airbus A380 EY020 DEPART LHR 14:05 ARRIVE AUH 01:20+1 Airbus A380 EY018 DEPART LHR 20:00 ARRIVE AUH 07:15+1 Airbus A380 Except Wednesdays - A340 operates Commences 18th October 2016 Booked Equipment EY11/12, EY19/20 continue to operate with Airbus A380 throughout EY17/18 operates Airbus A380 Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays EY17/18 operates Airbus A340-600 on Wednesdays only Data: AirlineRoute
It’s a bold move by Etihad – as throws practically three A380s a day to London. In terms of seating, as usual, it’s The Residence up front of the plane, followed by nine First Class Apartments, 70 business class seats and 415 economy class seats.
That’s a lot of seats to fill.
Emirates converted London Heathrow to A380 some time ago (and instead, sends A380s to other UK destinations such as Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham). Qatar Airways operates two of its six flights a day between London and Doha with A380s (with the rest operated by A330-200s, Boeing 777-300ERs and Boeing 787 Dreamliners).
It adds more capacity between the Middle East and London – with a variety of options to go further south or east.
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