Etihad Airways to launch daily service to San Francisco

San Francisco is set to become one of Etihad Airways’ most popular destinations from New Delhi .

Etihad Airways will launch a new daily service to San Francisco on Tuesday 18 November 2014, providing an important air bridge between New Delhi and the Californian city.

San Francisco is set to become one of Etihad Airways’ most popular destinations from New Delhi due to the Bay Area’s significant Indian community, which currently stands at more than 250,000, and is the second largest in the United States.

The new service will also enhance the growing trade and commercial ties with India, particularly in the technology industry, with seven of out the top 10 social media companies, including facebook, YouTube, twitter and LinkedIn, based in the Bay Area.

James Hogan, Etihad Airways’ President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “Etihad Airways is renowned for its growing global flight network which provides an important link to Indian communities around the world, especially those living in the United States.

“This new service will benefit business and leisure passengers flying from New Delhi to San Francisco as the flight schedule will offer the most convenient transfer times as well as Etihad Airways’ world class service and product.”

Etihad Airways will operate a three cabin Boeing 777-300ER between San Francisco and New Delhi.

The aircraft will be leased from Etihad Airways’ strategic partner Jet Airways and will be configured to carry 346 passengers, with eight in First Class, 30 in Business Class and 308 in Economy Class.

San Francisco is the latest addition to Etihad Airways’ US network. The airline currently offers double-daily flights to New York and daily flights to Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, D.C.

The San Francisco service will be followed a month later by the commencement of flights to Dallas / Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport from 3 December 2014.

San Francisco is the tenth route launch to be announced by Etihad Airways for 2014. New services have already commenced to Medina (1 February), Jaipur (1 April), Los Angeles (1 June), Zurich (1 June) and Yerevan (2 July), and will be followed by flights to Rome (15 July), Perth (15 July), Phuket (26 October), San Francisco (18 November) and Dallas (3 December).