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Etihad Reconfirms Paris As Its 4th Airbus A380 Destination

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways has reconfirmed that Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) will be its 4th Airb…

The aircraft will operate through the spring of next year, with a brief hiatus in December.

The carrier will offer up a challenge to Southwest Airlines, which dominates the route.

The new flight will travel to central California at night and return to Mexico in the morning.

The carrier was the exclusive operator of the route for nearly a year after its launch.

The aircraft types will collectively handle more than 170 flights between the nations capital and the Windy City.

The last time the aircraft exclusively handled flights between the two cities was late last year.

The transborder route will be among the airline’s longest on the aircraft type.

It is unclear when the route will return.

The equipment change represents a downgrade in the carrier’s premium product on the route.