Luxury in the sky

Etihad Airways launched an A380 aircraft service between Abu Dhabi and Mumbai from Sunday. The aircraft boasts of a three-room private cabin and it replaces the existing Boeing 777/Airbus 340 service

Etihad is the fourth airline to operate the super jumbo aircraft to India, after Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Lufthansa

• Five A380s in Etihad fleet and five more are on order
   
• London, New York, Sydney are Etihad's other A380 destinations, its Melbourne service begins from June 1

About Airbus A380

• 184 Number of Airbus A380s in service globally
• 13 Number of airlines which operate the aircraft

Daily A380 flights of all airlines - 250

• Dubai airport has the highest daily A380 operations in the world, with about 120 daily A380 flight movements. Emirates and Qantas operate A380 flights from Dubai.

 

About Etihad's Airbus A380

• Etihad's Airbus A380 aircraft has capacity for 496 passengers in a four-class configurations, including a three-room private cabin (called The Residence) and first, business and economy classes
   
• The Residence measures 125 sq ft and comprises a living room, a bedroom and a shower. Facilities and services include an on-board chef, butler service, luxury chauffeur transfers and private check-in. A return ticket from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi for up to two passengers in The Residence will cost around Rs 7 lakh. For London and New York, the fares are over Rs 35 lakh and Rs 50 lakh, respectively
  

 

The four-engine, double-deck Airbus A380 is the largest passenger aircraft in operation. It allows airlines to increase capacity on high traffic routes and slot constrained airports, and promises 15% lower costs per seat. Emirates flies a few 615-seat twin-class A380

Sources: Airbus, Etihad Airways