What happened
- EY9: Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Chicago (ORD), departs 2:55 AM, arrives 8:35 AM
- EY11: Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Chicago (ORD), departs 10:00 AM, arrives 3:40 PM (new flight)
- EY10: Chicago (ORD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH), departs 2:00 PM, arrives 12:30 PM (+1 day)
- EY12: Chicago (ORD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH), departs 9:10 PM, arrives 7:40 PM (+1 day) Etihad currently operates six US destinations. This expansion highlights the airline's growth strategy, leveraging its partnership with American Airlines for connectivity
Etihad Airways is expanding its Chicago service from once daily to twice daily, effective June 15, 2026. This makes Chicago Etihad's largest US market by capacity and the second destination in North America (after New York) to receive double daily service. The new schedule involves two daily flights using two-cabin Airbus A350-1000s with 371 seats (44 business, 327 economy):