Etihad Airways has set a new benchmark for luxury travel on the UAE-Singapore route with the start of daily Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner services this weekend. Flight EY470 departed Abu Dhabi at 10 p.m. Saturday and touched down at Singapore's Changi Airport at 10.15 a.m. Sunday. The return flight EY473 departed Changi Airport for Abu Dhabi at 8.10 p.m. Sunday evening and arrive in the UAE capital at 11.45 p.m. local time.
Etihad Airways' President and Chief Executive Officer, James Hogan, said deploying the Dreamliner to Singapore reflected the importance of the route to the airline and its commitment to a best-in-class experience. “The Etihad Airways B787-9 Dreamliner is the most customized aircraft of its kind in the sky.
“The ground-breaking, next-generation First Suites, Business Studios and Economy Smart Seats offer a superior level of luxury and comfort and will transform the inflight experience.
“Never before has the airline had such a compelling proposition nor been as strong a competitor in the Singapore travel market.” Hogan also highlighted the airline's Singapore flight timings and better connectivity to the network via the Abu Dhabi hub.
“With evening departures in both directions, we offer our guests in the UAE and Singapore more convenient travel times and improved connectivity to 35 destinations in the GCC, Middle East, Africa and Europe.
Etihad Airways' Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner carries 235 guests – eight in First Class, 28 in Business Class and 199 in Economy Class – and offers levels of luxury, comfort, entertainment and inflight connectivity unrivalled in commercial aviation.
First Class guests experience luxurious private suites with a large, Poltrona Frau leather-upholstered seat and ottoman, a personal wardrobe, chilled mini-bar, a 24-inch TV monitor and center seats which can be joined to create a double bed. A professional onboard Chef offers First Class guests a bespoke dining experience, preparing fine cuisine inflight from a pantry of fresh produce.
Business Class guests enjoy the comfort and space of the airline's new Business Studios, each offering direct aisle access, a fully flat bed of up to 80.5 inches in length, and a personal 18-inch touch screen TV with noise-cancelling headsets. Food and Beverage Managers, handpicked from some of the world's best restaurants, oversee the service of a ‘dine anytime' a la carte and snack menu in the Business Class cabin and can recommend the perfect accompaniment from the airline's boutique inflight cellar.
In Economy Class, the innovative Economy Smart Seat provides enhanced comfort with a unique, ergonomic ‘fixed wing' headrest on each seat, a 32-inch seat pitch and a generous 6-inch recline. Guests can enjoy more than 750 hours of on demand entertainment on a large 11.1-inch HD screen with an intuitive interface and video touch screen handset.
Families in all cabins enjoy a helping hand from the airline's specially trained Flying Nanny. — SG
