Etihad to increase frequency on Abu Dhabi-New York route

Etihad Airways will increase the frequency of its service between Abu Dhabi and New York from April 24, 2023, the carrier said on Thursday.

The airline will fly twice a day, seven days a week on the route from the aforementioned date, providing a total of 14 nonstop weekly services to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

We’re taking a bigger bite of the big apple with a total of 14 direct flights weekly to JFK starting April 2023 ??

Don’t forget, you can clear immigration at Abu Dhabi International Airport with our US pre-clearance facility. More on https://t.co/eYDY2cSeUB

— Etihad Airways (@etihad) December 15, 2022

The flights will be operated with Airbus A350 and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The increased frequency will offer US-bound customers access to connections beyond New York, to and from 47 destinations throughout the Americas, with Etihad’s codeshare partner JetBlue.

“Boosting our flights to New York gives our guests even greater options across key business and leisure destinations in our expanding global network,” said Martin Drew, senior vice president global sales and cargo at Etihad Airways.

“Our guests travelling to the US can use our US pre-clearance facility, the only United States Customs and Border Protection facility in the Middle East. This allows passengers bound for the United States to process all immigration, customs and agriculture inspections in Abu Dhabi before they board,” he added.

Etihad guests can also offset their flights with the airline’s green loyalty programme, which rewards travellers with tier miles and additional benefits for carrying less baggage on board and offsetting their flights’ carbon emissions using Etihad Guest Miles.

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With 14 weekly flights to New York-JFK and daily services to Chicago and Washington, Etihad will offer a total of 28 weekly services this summer between Abu Dhabi and the US.

Flight schedule for Abu Dhabi – New York service, effective April 2023:

The carrier will also be reintroducing four of its A380s on the Abu Dhabi-London Heathrow route from next year.

Read: Etihad Airways to deploy four A380s on Abu Dhabi-London route from 2023