Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, will begin flights to the US city of Chicago from Wednesday 2 September, 2009. The route will be served **initially three times a week and will increase to daily flights from Thursday 1 October, 2009.
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“The new service will provide a daily flight for business and leisure travellers as well as enhance commercial and cultural ties not only between Abu Dhabi and Chicago but also between the UAE and US.”
Etihad will operate a three cabin Airbus A340-500 wide body aircraft on the Abu Dhabi to Chicago service which is configured to carry 240 passengers with 12 in first class, 28 in business class and 200 in economy class.
**From Wednesday 2 September, Etihad Airways flight EY151 will depart from Abu Dhabi airport on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 10.20am and arrive in Chicago O’Hare airport at 4.40pm. Return flight EY150 will depart from Chicago on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 8.30pm and arrive in Abu Dhabi at 7.55pm the following day. From Thursday 1 October, 2009 Etihad flights EY151 and EY150 will operate daily.
** Etihad Airways: Chicago to become Etihad’s second destination
Since PIA isn’t going to come back around any time soon to IAH/ORD, Etihad will gain revenues and surely Pakistani passenger and those going eastwards will utilize Etihad.
Anyone planning to travel around the time? Or planning to take Etihad specifically? Please post a trip report if you do.
On a side note, Etihad has also signed code-share with American Airlines. So that’s sure to tap into other markets and generate more passenger load for Etihad for places where Etihad and/or American doesn’t currently fly. Good strategy :k:
this is like the third thread for this eagerly awaited Etihad's Chicago route... This actually will be very good for many.
About the AA code, that looks awesome.. Etihad can actually make London/Chicago/New York as Hub.
My friend recently flew from Pakistan to AUH to LHR to Boston on EY/AA, and he liked it..
I flew from Bahrain to LHR to Boston on GulfAir and really hated it, ( cause of Gulf Air only).
Yes, there is most definitely a lot of noise about Etihad coming to Midwest because for the longest Chicago residents or those around the Greater Chicagoland area had to either opt with Royal Jordanian (which doesn't even go to Pakistan now), or connect to London via another airline, or fly out to JFK and catch a preferred carrier from there.
With Etihad being in Chicago, it will draw huge numbers locally citywide, as well as those who live in nearby cities and regional states who would gladly board it knowing it's the most direct option locally right now.
Just wish there were more options, but heard Emirates is coming soon too.
Yes, there is most definitely a lot of noise about Etihad coming to Midwest because for the longest Chicago residents or those around the Greater Chicagoland area had to either opt with Royal Jordanian (which doesn't even go to Pakistan now), or connect to London via another airline, or fly out to JFK and catch a preferred carrier from there.
With Etihad being in Chicago, it will draw huge numbers locally citywide, as well as those who live in nearby cities and regional states who would gladly board it knowing it's the most direct option locally right now.
Just wish there were more options, but heard Emirates is coming soon too.
I believe that this Chicago service will be used by our desi canadians as well.. guys from Calgary, Vancouver Areas as well...
this will definitely open up more competition from Middlea Eastern Airlines..About Emirates, Teggy they are in trouble right now. they removed A380 from JFK for that particular reason.. Another US route in additions to two californian routes and JFK aint possible at this moment..
ISLAMABAD: Etihad Airways is offering an Early Bird discounted fare for all Chicago travellers from Pakistan during the inaugural month of September - for fares starting from just Pak Rupees 51,080. Etihad Airways Pakistan Country Manager Amer N. Khan said, "Etihad Airways will be the only airline offering one-stop flights to Chicago from Pakistan, starting from 2nd September 2009, our second destination in the United States after New York." These Early Bird fares not only provide bumper discounts to our guests, but as part of our launch promotions they will get double Etihad Guest Miles for travel made on these fares - all while enjoying excellent connections via Abu Dhabi to Chicago and beyond in the US with our interline partners".
