Amidst soaring bilateral trade between UAE and South Korea and increasing demand for UAE as a travel destination in the East Asian country, Abu Dhabi based Etihad Airways is readying to introduce Airbus A380 on the Abu Dhabi-Seoul route from
July 1st later this year. Seoul’s Incheon Airport will be the next airport served by Etihad’s A380 after London Heathrow, Paris Charles de Gaulle, New York JFK and Sydney.
The UAE and South Korea are major trade partners and the UAE is the largest importer of South Korean goods in the Middle East and Africa region with bilateral currently valued at approximately US$ 15 billion annually. An estimated 200,000 Korean tourists are now also visiting the UAE
each year.
According to Robin Kamark, Chief Commercial Officer, Etihad Aviation Group, “Since launching our services to Seoul Incheon in December 2010, the route has proved tremendously successful and we have welcomed over 1.2 million guests on our flights to and from Korea since then. The introduction of our award-winning Airbus A380 will provide our guests with the most revolutionary inflight experience. The Etihad A380 embodies our ‘Choose Well’ brand promise perfectly, offering every type of traveller a flying experience tailored to meet their requirements.”
The double-decker 486-seat A380 will offer 70 Business Studios and 405 Economy Smart Seats, including 80 Economy Space seats with a seat pitch of up to 36 inches. Other new inflight experiences include The Residence, a luxurious three-room cabin which can accommodate two guests in complete privacy, and nine private First Apartments.
