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Etihad to fly A380 to Mumbai from next year

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Etihad Airways will operate Airbus A380 between Abu Dhabi and Mumbai from May 1, 2016.

The Abu Dhabi-based airline's 496-seat A380 features the only three-room suite in commercial aviation - The Residence by Etihad - as well as nine First Apartments, 70 Business Studios, and 415 Economy Smart Seats.

The aircraft will operate daily on flight EY204 from Abu Dhabi to Mumbai, and EY203 from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi, both of which carry the 9W code of Jet Airways, Etihad Airways' strategic partner.
James Hogan, Etihad Airways' President and Chief Executive Officer, said: "The A380 out of Mumbai will connect seamlessly at our Abu Dhabi hub to the A380 service to New York, offering our New York-bound guests the comfort, convenience and superior inflight service of A380 flights all the way."

Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, said: "I look forward to the growth in tourism and business that this service can bring to our state."

Etihad Airways' thrice-daily service to Mumbai, in addition to Jet Airways' double daily service, offers passengers access to more than 2,000 weekly connections in 57 markets across the Gulf region, the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America.

Etihad Airways is carrying an increasing number of air travellers from the Middle East, Africa, Europe and The Americas to cities across India, helping drive economic growth throughout the country, and not just the metropolitan areas. In 2014, nearly one million guests who travelled on Etihad Airways' India flights began their journey from outside the country, representing almost 70 per cent of total passengers who flew to and from India with the Abu Dhabi-based airline.