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Etihad increases capacity to Heathrow
ETIHAD has introduced a second A380 on its Abu Dhabi - London Heathrow route.
Two of the airline’s three daily flights to London will now be operated by the A380.
The A380 has full mobile and WiFi service, with USB and power points at every seat.
The Abu Dhabi - London Heathrow flight schedule operated by the A380 is as follows:
Flight EY11 departs Abu Dhabi at 02h55 to arrive in London at 07h35, before EY12
departs London at 09h30 to arrive back in Abu Dhabi at 19h25. EY19 departs Abu
Dhabi at 08h35 to arrive in London at 13h05, before EY20 departs London at 15h05
and arrives in Abu Dhabi at 01h00. A Boeing 777-300ER will be used for flight EY17
departing Abu Dhabi at 13h50 and arriving in London at 18h20, and return flight
EY18 which departs London at 20h40 and arrives in Abu Dhabi at 06h35.


Qatar adds three US destinations
QATAR Airways has added three new US destinations to its portfolio. The airline
will fly to Los Angeles, Boston and Atlanta in 2016. Daily flights to Los Angeles will
commence on January 1, operated by the Boeing 777. From March 16, the airline
will fly daily to Boston using the A350 XWB. The airline launches daily flights to
Atlanta on July 1, also operated by the Boeing 777. In addition, a second daily
service to New York will also be launched from March 1. It will be operated by the
Airbus A350 XWB.