Etihad Airways announced that it will begin flights from the UAE capital to Chicago’s O’Hare Airport starting on 2 September 2009. The flights will initially be three times a week on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday but will increase to daily flights from 1 October 2009. The Wednesday, Friday, Sunday flights will depart from Abu Dhabi at 10:20 am and arrive in Chicago at 4:40 pm US time.
Previously Etihad’s sole US destination was New York. The airline also provides flights to Canada.
