Etihad Airways has added a third daily Airbus A380 to its London Heathrow to Abu Dhabi service.

The new A380 service, which launched on 1 November, is in response to increased customer demand, and with the aircraft upgrade, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates has boosted capacity on its four daily flights to Abu Dhabi from London.

Flight EY18 will depart London Heathrow at 20:55 landing into Abu Dhabi at 07:55. The returning EY17 departs Abu Dhabi at 14:05 and lands into London Heathrow at 18:10. 

Etihad Vice-President of Global Sales Ed Fotheringham said: “Our third A380 on flights to London is great news for our guests. 

“The aircraft adds increased capacity between Abu Dhabi and London Heathrow and is ideally timed to further connect people between the UK, the UAE and onwards across Etihad’s growing global network.”