Etihad Airways wet leases a Boeing 777-300 ER from Virgin Australia for the Kuala Lumpur route

Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi) is wet leasing a Boeing 777-300 ER from Virgin Australia Airlines (Brisbane) for the Abu Dhabi-Kuala Lumpur route.

The company issued the following statement:

“Etihad Airways has leased a Virgin Australia Boeing 777-300ER for use on its route between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur. The once a week wet lease service again reflects the importance of the relationship between the two carriers. Etihad Airways and Virgin Australia forged a ten-year strategic partnership 21 months ago.

The aircraft is configured with 33 flat bed seats in Business class and 328 seats in Economy class.  The return flights will be operated as normal using Etihad Airways’ existing daily EY411 and EY418 flight codes, respectively. Flight time is seven hours and 20 minutes. Etihad Airways flies daily from Abu Dhabi to Kuala Lumpur using a Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft.”

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