Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, arabic: شَرِكَة ٱلْاِتِّحَاد لِلطَّيْرَان

, is one of two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Emirates). Its head office is in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, near Abu Dhabi International Airport. Etihad commenced operations in November 2003. It is the second-largest airline in the UAE after Emirates and one of the "Lakhs of Luxuries" in the world. The name Etihad is Arabic for 'Union'. The airline operates more than 1,000 flights per week to over 120 passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, with a fleet of 102[3] Airbus and Boeing aircraft as of February 2020. In 2015, Etihad carried 14.8 million passengers, a 22.3% increase from the previous year, delivering revenues of US$9.02 billion and net profits of US$103 million. Its main base is Abu Dhabi International Airport. In addition to its core activity of passenger transportation, Etihad also operates Etihad Holidays and Etihad Cargo. Etihad established its airline alliance, Etihad Airways Partners, in October 2015 which was disbanded in 2018 after several of its members fell into financial difficulties. Etihad Airways holds minority equity investments in the participating airlines, as well as having had a stake in Virgin Australia, until its insolvency in April 2020 with no return on investment. Booking for these airlines was consolidated under one network.

Background

The emirate of Abu Dhabi was a joint-owner of Gulf Air along with Bahrain, Qatar, and the Sultanate of Oman. Abu Dhabi International Airport was one of Gulf Air's bases and hubs from the 1970s until September 2005, when Abu Dhabi withdrew from the airline, leaving it an Oman and Bahrain-owned airline until the former's exit in 2007 to focus on Oman Air.

Foundation

In July 2003, future UAE president Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who wanted an airline for Abu Dhabi, issued a Royal (Amiri) Decree that established Etihad Airways as the second flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates. His relation Sheikh Ahmed bin Saif Al Nahyan founded and started with an initial paid-up capital of AED500 million. Services were launched with a ceremonial flight to Al Ain on 5 November 2003. On 12 November 2003, Etihad commenced commercial operations with the launch of services to Beirut, Lebanon.

Fleet

Etihad Airways fleet
Etihad Airways operates a fleet of both narrow body and widebody aircraft from four aircraft families Airbus A320ceo family, Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner totaling 82 aircraft as of December 2021.

Services

The old "Pearl Business Class" cabin on a former Etihad Airbus A340-500 in 2007
Previous Economy Class seats on an Etihad Boeing 777-300ER in 2006
Etihad Airways offers their The Residence product on their Airbus A380-800s. The Residence apartments are equipped with a bedroom, living room and an en-suite shower room.
The Etihad First Apartment on Airbus A380-800
The Etihad Business Studio on Airbus A380-800
New cabins (from December 2014)
With the introduction of the Airbus A380 and Boeing 787, new cabins were introduced, their names being: The Residence (A380 only), the First Apartments (A380 only), First Suite (787-9 only), Business Studio and Economy Smart seat. The rest of the fleet will gradually be retrofitted with these cabins except for the Residence and First Apartment cabins, which are exclusive to the Airbus A380. The Residence was the only three-room cabin on any airline when it was introduced in December 2014.

The Residence (Airbus A380 only)
The Residence accommodates one or two people, in a space of 125 square feet (11.6 m2). It features a private living room, bedroom, and bathroom. It features a 60.6-inch (154 cm)-wide two-seater reclining sofa and 32-inch (81 cm) TV monitor in the lounge; an ensuite bathroom with shower, an 82-inch (210 cm)-long, 47.5-inch (121 cm)-wide double bed in the bedroom which also includes a 27-inch (69 cm) TV monitor, and a personal butler.

First Apartment (Airbus A380 only)
First Class on Airbus A380s was overhauled with the "First Apartments". There are nine in total, configured 1-1 across a single aisle, and take up a total area of 39 square feet (3.6 m2) each. It features a 30.3-inch (77 cm)-wide reclining chair; a full-length ottoman which can be transformed into a bed; a 24-inch (61 cm) TV monitor which can swing to align itself to the ottoman so that it can be viewed from the bed; a vanity cabinet; and a bar with assorted chilled drinks. In 2015, this class was named the world's best first class due to its luxurious innovation.

First Suite (Boeing 787–9 only)
Some Boeing 787-9s have eight First Suites to accommodate the narrower aircraft. The service includes a 26-inch (66 cm)-wide reclining lounge chair (which converts into an 80.5-inch (204 cm) fully flat bed); dining table; and a 24-inch (61 cm) TV monitor. All covers are tailored by Poltrona Frau. There is a personal wardrobe, along with total privacy with high sliding doors.

Business Studio
The "Business Studio" is on both models, with 70 seats on the Airbus A380s, 28 on the Boeing 787-9s, and 32 on the Boeing 787-10s. The studio seats include a 22-inch (56 cm)-wide reclining chair, which converts into a fully flat bed, and an 18-inch (46 cm) TV monitor. All have leather covers tailored by Poltrona Frau.[106] It is featured in a 1-2-1 seating style so all seats have direct aisle access.

Economy Smart Seat
Economy Smart seats feature a 17-inch (43 cm)-wide seat on the Boeing 787s and 19-inch (48 cm)-wide seat on the Airbus A380s, with a 31-to-33-inch (79 to 84 cm) pitch and 6-inch (15 cm) recline. There is also an 11-inch (28 cm) touch screen fitted with Etihad's entertainment system. It uses a 3-4-3 seating style on the Airbus A380s, and 3-3-3 seating style on the Boeing 787s.

Choose Well
In 2018 Etihad Airways announced its new brand platform named "Choose Well" which allows guests to make choices about how they travel in terms of airport services, luggage allowance, seats and the addition of Buying On Board service.

In-flight entertainment

Etihad uses both the Panasonic eX2 and the Thales TopSeries i5000 in-flight entertainment system with AVOD (audio-video on demand) system on its new long-range aircraft and on some of its new A320-200 aircraft. Etihad brands this system as the "E-box". International destination fleets have a plug-and-play system which works on USB technology, that allow passengers to play their own audio, video and picture media. The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft have in-flight telephones.

On 28 April 2019 Etihad announced that it would remove seat-back screens in the economy section of 23 of its narrow-body Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft, used for flights of up to 5 hours.

Etihad signed a new 10-year agreement with Panasonic Avionics Corporation in 2011 for the provision of in-flight entertainment including broadband internet and live TV.

Atlas is the official in-flight magazine of the airline.

Loyalty program
Etihad Guest is the airline's frequent flyer program, launched on 30 August 2006. It offers a discount web shop for members and multiple benefits and perks such as extra baggage and priority check-in for frequent fliers. Points may also be redeemed for tickets or class upgrades. As part of an agreement between Etihad and the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Community Development, senior Emirati citizens get instant access to Etihad's loyalty programme and are entitled to perks of more air miles, discounted tickets, priority check-in, and extra baggage.

As part of a partnership with American Airlines, American Airline loyalty program AAdvantage may be redeemed for tickets on Etihad. Similar partnership exists for the Scandinavian Airlines loyalty program Eurobonus, where members can earn and spend bonus points on selected flights.

Etihad guest loyalty members are rewarded with Etihad miles when they book accommodations through booking.com as a result of a deal inked between booking.com and Etihad airways in 2019.

List of Etihad Airways destinations:

Afghanistan Bagram Bagram Airfield Terminated
Kabul Kabul International Airport Terminated
Armenia Yerevan Zvartnots International Airport Terminated
Australia Brisbane Brisbane Airport Terminated
Melbourne Melbourne Airport Passenger
Perth Perth Airport Terminated
Sydney Sydney Airport Passenger
Austria Vienna Vienna International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Azerbaijan Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport Passenger
Bahrain Manama Bahrain International Airport Passenger
Bangladesh Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport Cargo
Dhaka Shahjalal International Airport Passenger
Barbados Bridgetown Grantley Adams International Airport Terminated
Belarus Minsk Minsk National Airport Passenger
Belgium Brussels Brussels Airport Passenger
Liège Liège Airport Terminated
Brazil Campinas Viracopos–Campinas International Airport Terminated
São Paulo São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport Terminated
Bulgaria Sofia Sofia Airport Terminated
Cambodia Phnom Penh Phnom Penh International Airport Terminated
Cameroon Douala Douala International Airport Terminated
Canada Toronto Toronto Pearson International Airport Passenger
Chad N'Djamena N'Djamena International Airport Terminated
China Beijing Beijing Capital International Airport Cargo
Beijing Daxing International Airport Passenger
Chengdu Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Passenger
Chongqing Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Terminated
Guangzhou Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Passenger
Shanghai Shanghai Pudong International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Shenzhen Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Terminated
Tianjin Tianjin Binhai International Airport Terminated
Zhengzhou Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport Terminated
Colombia Bogotá El Dorado International Airport Terminated
Cyprus Larnaca Larnaca International Airport Terminated
Denmark Copenhagen Copenhagen Airport Cargo Terminated
Djibouti Djibouti City Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport Terminated
Ecuador Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport Terminated
Egypt Alexandria Borg El Arab Airport Seasonal
Cairo Cairo International Airport Passenger
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Terminated
France Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport Passenger + Cargo
Georgia Tbilisi Tbilisi International Airport Terminated
Germany Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Airport Passenger
Frankfurt Frankfurt Airport Passenger + Cargo
Hahn Frankfurt–Hahn Airport Terminated
Munich Munich Airport Passenger
Greece Athens Athens International Airport Passenger
Santorini Santorini (Thira) International Airport Seasonal
Mykonos Mykonos Airport Seasonal
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Cargo
India Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Passenger
Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Chennai Chennai International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Passenger
Jaipur Jaipur International Airport Terminated
Kochi Cochin International Airport Passenger
Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Terminated
Kozhikode Calicut International Airport Terminated
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Thiruvananthapuram Trivandrum International Airport Terminated
Indonesia Jakarta Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Passenger
Iran Tehran Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Terminated
Iraq Baghdad Baghdad International Airport Terminated
Basra Basra International Airport Terminated
Erbil Erbil International Airport Terminated
Ireland Dublin Dublin Airport Passenger
Israel Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport Passenger
Italy Milan Milan Malpensa Airport Passenger + Cargo
Rome Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport Passenger
Venice Venice Marco Polo Airport Terminated
Japan Nagoya Chubu Centrair International Airport Passenger
Tokyo Narita International Airport Passenger
Jordan Amman Queen Alia International Airport Passenger
Kazakhstan Almaty Almaty International Airport Terminated
Nur-Sultan Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport Passenger
Kenya Eldoret Eldoret International Airport Terminated
Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Kuwait Kuwait City Kuwait International Airport Passenger
Lebanon Beirut Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport Passenger
Libya Benghazi Benina International Airport Terminated
Tripoli Tripoli International Airport Terminated
Luxembourg Luxembourg City Luxembourg Findel Airport Terminated
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur International Airport Passenger
Maldives Malé Velana International Airport Passenger
Mauritania Nouakchott Nouakchott International Airport Terminated
Morocco Casablanca Mohammed V International Airport Passenger
Rabat Rabat–Salé Airport Passenger
Myanmar Yangon Yangon International Airport Terminated
Nepal Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport Terminated
Netherlands Amsterdam Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Passenger + Cargo
Nigeria Lagos Murtala Muhammed International Airport Passenger
Oman Muscat Muscat International Airport Passenger
Salalah Salalah International Airport Seasonal
Pakistan Islamabad Benazir Bhutto International Airport Airport Closed
Islamabad International Airport Passenger
Karachi Jinnah International Airport Passenger
Lahore Allama Iqbal International Airport Passenger
Peshawar Bacha Khan International Airport Terminated
Sialkot Sialkot International Airport Terminated
Peru Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport Terminated
Philippines Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport Passenger
Puerto Rico Aguadilla Rafael Hernández Airport Terminated
San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport Terminated
Qatar Doha Hamad International Airport Passenger
Republic of Congo Brazzaville Maya-Maya Airport Terminated
Réunion Saint-Denis Roland Garros Airport Seasonal Charter
Russia Moscow Domodedovo International Airport Terminated
Sheremetyevo International Airport Passenger
Saudi Arabia Dammam King Fahd International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport Passenger
Medina Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport Passenger
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Senegal Dakar Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport Terminated
Serbia Belgrade Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport Terminated
Seychelles Mahé Seychelles International Airport Passenger
Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Passenger
South Africa Cape Town Cape Town International Airport Passenger
Johannesburg O. R. Tambo International Airport Passenger + Cargo
South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Passenger
Spain Barcelona Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport Passenger + Cargo
Madrid Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Passenger
Málaga Málaga–Costa del Sol Airport Seasonal
Zaragoza Zaragoza Airport Terminated
Sri Lanka Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport Passenger
Sudan Khartoum Khartoum International Airport Passenger
Switzerland Geneva Geneva Airport Passenger
Zürich Zürich Airport Passenger
Syria Damascus Damascus International Airport Terminated
Tanzania Dar es Salaam Julius Nyerere International Airport Terminated
Thailand Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport Passenger
Phuket Phuket International Airport Passenger
Turkey Istanbul Istanbul Arnavutköy International Airport Passenger
Istanbul Atatürk International Airport Airport Closed
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Terminated
Uganda Entebbe Entebbe International Airport Terminated
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi International Airport Hub
Al Ain Al Ain International Airport Seasonal
Dubai Al Maktoum International Airport Terminated
Sharjah Sharjah International Airport Terminated
United Kingdom East Midlands East Midlands Airport Terminated
Edinburgh Edinburgh Airport Terminated
London Gatwick Airport Terminated
Heathrow Airport Passenger
London Stansted Airport Terminated
Manchester Manchester Airport Passenger
United States Anchorage Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Terminated
Chicago O'Hare International Airport Passenger + Cargo
Columbus Rickenbacker International Airport Cargo
Dallas–Fort Worth Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Terminated
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport Terminated
Huntsville Huntsville International Airport Terminated
Los Angeles Los Angeles International Airport Terminated
Miami Miami International Airport Cargo
New York City John F. Kennedy International Airport Passenger
San Francisco San Francisco International Airport Terminated
Tucson Tucson International Airport Terminated
Washington, D.C. Washington Dulles International Airport Passenger
Vietnam Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport Cargo
Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport Cargo
Yemen Sana'a Sana'a International Airport Terminated