By opening a customs pre-clearane in Abu Dhabi? GMAFB Alpa! How lame. The actual affect from this is so miniscule, it doesn't even deserve a press release. Fact: no US passenger airline flies to Abu Dhabi. Fact: Etihad Airways inflight service completely blows away any US carrier inflight service. And fact: IF a US airline was to fly to Abu Dhabi, it would receive the same customs pre-clearance benefit.