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Etihad Airways replaces the Airbus A330-200 by the Boeing 787-9 on its Brussels flights

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The Etihad Airways flagship Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner registered A6-BLP touched down at Brussels Airport for the first time this morning, 3 January 2019.

The Dreamliner will be deployed on the daily Abu Dhabi – Brussels route (EY57/58) as of today, replacing the Airbus A330-200 which was seating 240 passengers in Economy class and 22 in Pearl Business class.

The Boeing 787-9 is also configured in a 2-class arrangement with 271 seats in Economy and 28 in Pearl Business class. Etihad thus increases the capacity on the route.

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This post was published on 3 January 2019 19:07

André Orban

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