Etihad Airways’ A380 services to Melbourne to be launched in June 2016

Dubai:

Etihad Airways announced on Monday the launch of a daily A380 carrier between Abu Dhabi and Melbourne starting June 2016. According to the airways press release, the superjumbo jet will operate flights EY460/461, one of the airline’s twice daily Abu Dhabi-Melbourne services. It will replace one of the three-class Boeing 777-300ER aircraft currently deployed on the route.

The carrier said it will also bring to Melbourne The Residence by EtihadTM, which is the airline’s luxurious private three-room suite in the sky.

“The A380 service from Melbourne will connect seamlessly in Abu Dhabi to the A380 to London, offering our London-bound guests the convenience and class-leading comfort of an all-A380 service all the way,” James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ President and Chief Executive Officer said in a statement.

According to the statement, the new 496-seat A380 will increase the total number of two-way seats on the Melbourne-Abu Dhabi route by 26 per cent to more than 11,500 seats per week.

Separately, Etihad Airways also announced a partnership with Adobe. The partnership will see the roll-out of a range of world-class cloud solutions across Etihad Airways businesses and Etihad Airways Partners, the airline stated.

The company said in a statement that the partnership will be “a key enabler of the aviation group’s strategic vision to offer a superior digital service by deploying cloud-first initiatives for its businesses and its guests.”

Etihad Airways and its partners will use Adobe’s capabilities across Guest Experience, Global Loyalty, Cargo, Direct Sales, Marketing, Social Media and other areas of their businesses.