Etihad Airways operates a small fleet of Airbus A380s, as the airline has just five of these aircraft in service. Currently the carrier flies these planes from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to London (LHR) and New York (JFK), and as of November 2024, the airline will fly the plane to Paris (CDG).
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Thanks for explaining. Intriguing that there are presumably so many people flying for Saudi’s national day. Seems like it must be a big thing as EK also raised frequencies this time last year
https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-increases-flights-to-riyadh-for-saudi-national-day/
The period where Etihad is scheduling the A380 is also a peak time for Umrah. Thr weather in Saudi Arabia is better around that time of year, which is why it's a more popular time. That likely also explains why EY isn't selling First Class or the Residence (since the demand likely isn't there to the point where it would be profitable for the airline vs. the costs).
Poorly researched - 4 aircraft active and the 5th only returned from long-term storage @ Teruel on June 14th.