Etihad Airways, the UAE’s national carrier, has experienced no significant change in demand on flights to and from the United States in recent weeks, a report said.

''Demand continues to remain strong on all 45 weekly services between Abu Dhabi and its six US gateways of New York, Washington, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Dallas,'' a company spokesman was quoted as saying by WAM, the official Emirates news agency.

''Effective June 1, Etihad Airways' second daily Abu Dhabi - New York service will be upgraded to an A380, making its twice-daily flights on the route an all superjumbo operation,'' he stated.

''This demonstrates our ongoing commitment to the US market regardless of recent developments,'' he explained.