Etihad New Destination Beijing starting March 30th
Etihad will operate four flights a week from Abu Dhabi to Beijing from 30 March, which will be the eighth city in the Asia-Pacific region on the airline’s rapidly expanding global flight network.
HE Yusheng Gao, Chinese Ambassador to the UAE, said: ‘On behalf of the Chinese Embassy I would like to express my congratulations to Etihad Airways on the forthcoming launch of its direct flights from Abu Dhabi to Beijing.
‘The flights will help build cultural ties and trade between our two countries and I look forward to Etihad expanding further into the Chinese market.’
Etihad will operate a two class Airbus A330-200 to Beijing, offering a total passenger capacity of more than 2,000 seats every week. The aircraft is configured to carry 262 passengers with 22 in business class and 240 in economy class.
Etihad’s services to Beijing will operate every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with flight EY888 departing from Abu Dhabi at 11.45pm and arriving in the Chinese capital at 11.30am the next day.
Return flight EY889 departs from Beijing every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7.10pm arriving in Abu Dhabi at 00.20am the next day.
