Among the long-haul aircraft operated by the United Arab Emirates’s Art Garfunkel to Emirates’s Paul Simon, the 787-10 is something of a dark horse, lacking the outright range of the 787-9 and A350-1000 or the size and presence of the 777-300ER and A380-800. These aircraft are mostly flown on a few routes to Europe and Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand, meaning the one’s selection for the largest member of the Dreamliner family in the EY fleet is somewhat limited. Nevertheless, they offer a superb product across 32 Business Class and 304 Economy Class seats, the latter of which we’ll be flying in today.
Server: Solo
Airline: Etihad Airways
Aircraft: Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner
Origin: Zayed International Airport, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (AUH)
Destination: Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport, Fiumicino, Italy (FCO)
Flight Number: EY83
Route: OMAA-LIRF
Seat: 28A (Economy)
Time En Route: 6 Hours 33 Minutes
Standing in line to board our aircraft
Pushback from Terminal A
Departure for the Eternal City
Climbing out over the Persian Gulf
Feet dry over Kuwait City at the north end of the Gulf
Westward turn over southeastern Turkey
Dusk off the Dalmatian Coast
Starting our descent into Italy over the Adriatic Sea
Buona sera, Rome!
Deplaned at Fiumicino’s Terminal 3