Ultra-luxury airline to launch new flight into the U.S.

While Middle Eastern airlines are well-known for a level of luxury no longer offered by carriers based in other parts of the world, the difficulties around experiencing it come down no longer just to having the thousands of greenbacks it is going to cost for a business and even first class ticket, but additionally one's final destination.

Airlines such as Etihad, Emirates and Qatar Airways will fly between major U.S. cities like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles to Middle Eastern cities like Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi.

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'Cities that embody experiences, adventures and opportunities'

As component to the airline's efforts to reach more customers and sustain with competitors, United Arab Emirates-based Etihad announced 10 new routes to cities the world over.

Contained within the U.S., this suggests a new route between Abu Dhabi and Atlanta. Town becomes the airline's fifth U.S. destination after New York-JFK, Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. and a sixth North American one with Canada's Toronto.

For the opposite 9 routes, Etihad is honing in on more nearby Asian destinations such as Hong Kong, Taipei, Indonesia's Medan, Cambodia's Phnom Penh, Vietnam's Hanoi and Thailand's Krabi and Chiang Mai. The opposite new flights consist of two flights between Abu Dhabi and the North African capitals of Tunis and Algiers.

"This expansion reflects our commitment to being attentive to our valued guests," Etihad CEO Antonaldo Neves said in a press release. "We have carefully chosen cities that embody the experiences, adventures, and opportunities that matter to them. Whether in search of inspiring landscapes, vibrant cultural experiences, reuniting with family and friends, pursuing business growth, or educational journeys, our new routes may help make their return and forth dreams a reality."

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The Atlanta route will launch on July 2, 2025 and run four times a week on an Airbus A350-1000 (EADSF) . The airline in most cases uses these aircraft for its long-haul routes to the U.S. and Tokyo as they are ready to accommodate 371 passengers — including forty four in business and 9 in its elusive cabin-style first class.

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New routes also meant to promote Abu Dhabi as a luxury return and forth destination

Launching some months earlier than the others announced by Etihad, the Abu Dhabi-Atlanta flight will offer a blow to main UAE competitor Emirates, which flies to cities such as Orlando, Chicago and Seattle within the U.S. but no longer to Atlanta.

Qatar Airways, meanwhile, does offer a route between Atlanta and the Qatari capital of Doha. The Etihad route will run on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and leave Abu Dhabi at 9:30 a.m. to arrive 16 hours later at four:30 p.m. Atlanta time.

The brand new routes also mark efforts to promote international return and forth no longer just to the UAE hub of Dubai but additionally its capital of Abu Dhabi.

The Asian routes, specifically, are being launched with the goal of upping the drift of quick city hopping-style tourism to town from the region.

"This moment is no longer in terms of expanding our network; it’s about sharing Abu Dhabi with the world," Neves said as well. "With its endless sunshine, diverse cuisine, rich culture, exhilarating family theme parks, and safe, beautiful beaches, Abu Dhabi offers something for each and every person."

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