Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Effective 1 July 2019, Etihad Airways will operate the Airbus A380 on its daily service linking Abu Dhabi and Seoul. The South Korean capital’s Incheon airport now joins London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, New York JFK and Sydney as a destination served by the airline’s award-winning aircraft.
Robin
Kamark, Chief Commercial Officer, Etihad Aviation Group, said: “Since launching
our services to Seoul Incheon in December 2010, the route has proved tremendously
successful and we have welcomed over 1.2 million guests on our flights to and
from Korea since then. This reinforces the strong ties between our two
countries, and the importance Etihad continues to place on the Korean market.
“The
introduction of our award-winning Airbus A380 will provide our guests with the
most revolutionary inflight experience. The Etihad A380 embodies our ‘Choose
Well’ brand promise perfectly, offering every type of traveller a flying
experience tailored to meet their requirements, and to capture their
imagination.”
Etihad
Airways’ 486-seat A380 will provide customers on the route with new inflight
experiences such as The Residence, a luxurious three-room cabin which can
accommodate two guests in complete privacy, and nine private First Apartments.
The double-decker aircraft also boasts 70 Business Studios and 405 Economy
Smart Seats. This includes 80 Economy Space seats with a
seat pitch of up to 36 inches.
The UAE and South Korea are major trade partners and the UAE is the largest importer of
South Korean goods in the Middle East and Africa and the
value of trade between
the two countries is valued at approximately US$ 15 billion annually.
It is estimated that over 200,000 Korean tourists now visit the country each
year.
Flight
schedule: Abu Dhabi – Seoul Incheon, effective 1 July 2019*:
Flight No.
|
Origin
|
Departs
|
Dest
|
Arrives
|
Freq
|
Aircraft
|
EY876
|
Abu Dhabi
|
22:05
|
Seoul
|
11:35 +1
|
Daily
|
Airbus A380
|
EY873
|
Seoul
|
01:00
|
Abu Dhabi
|
05:45
|
Daily
|
Airbus A380
|
Note:
All departures and arrivals are listed in local time.
*First A380 departure from Seoul
effective 3 July 2019