Etihad Inaugurates Service to U.S. Capital Region
From left to right, UAE ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan and U.S. ambassador Michael Corbin commemorate the start of Etihad’s daily flights to metropolitan Washington, D.C., on April 2. (Photo: Bill Carey)
From left to right, UAE ambassador Yousef Al Otaiba, Etihad Airways CEO James Hogan and U.S. ambassador Michael Corbin commemorate the start of Etihad’s daily flights to metropolitan Washington, D.C., on April 2. (Photo: Bill Carey)

UAE government-owned carrier Etihad Airways inaugurated its fourth destination in North America on April 1, starting daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. Etihad last opened a new route to North America more than three years ago by starting service to Chicago, adding to its previous launches in New York and Toronto. Emirates, the largest Middle East carrier, started service between Washington Dulles and Dubai last September.