Etihad Airways unveils new flights, summer schedule

by Staff Reporter
Etihad Airways new routes, flights 

Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, has revealed its exciting Summer 24 schedule, underlining its ambitious plans for growth.

Etihad Airways new routes, flights

Highlights of the network changes, which are available for sale now, include new non-stop flights to the French Riviera destination of Nice, and direct services to the Greek holiday hotspots of Mykonos and Santorini.

As guests have loved Etihad’s new flights to Copenhagen so much, it has been made a year-round destination.

The timetable further enriches connectivity with additional frequencies across the network to destinations including Ahmedabad, Athens, Bangkok and Colombo.

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“Our exciting summer schedule reinforces our commitment to growth, giving our customers the destinations, frequencies and timings for European and Asian destinations which suit them,” said Antonoaldo Neves, Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Airways.

“It also allows us to attract more visitors to Abu Dhabi to promote the expansion of tourism in our wonderful home.

“We are boosting capacity to international locations and introducing destinations, including Nice on the Cote d’Azur, allowing our guests to enjoy even more fantastic travel experiences. Our schedule is also making it easier to stopover in Abu Dhabi to enjoy our exhilarating and welcoming home.”

Highlights of the improved schedule include:

  • Athens, Greece, sees an increase to 12 flights a week from May and 14 from July.
  • Recently launched Copenhagen, Denmark is made a year-round destination.
  • Malaga, Spain will enjoy a three-weekly service for Summer 2024.
  • Mykonos, Greece will be served by two flights per week during the summer, with Santorini, Greece also getting two weekly flights.
  • Nice, France will be served by two non-stop weekly services from June 2024.
  • Bangkok, Thailand will benefit from three more flights a week from February to 17 a week.
  • Colombo, Sri Lanka enjoys a frequency increase to 10 weekly flights from January rising to 14 from May, and an adjusted schedule for even better connectivity to European destinations.

New destinations

The fresh summer schedule comes on top of new destinations already announced for 2024, including Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram on the Indian Subcontinent, Boston in North America, and Nairobi in East Africa.

Etihad remains committed to growing its network and has reaffirmed its determination to add several further new destinations over the next year.

The timings and frequencies give customers even more flexibility to experience Abu Dhabi’s stopover hotels and visitor attractions until their checkout time, fulfilling Etihad’s vision of being the airline that everyone wants to fly.

Destinations

Change

Total Frequency

Start Date

Colombo

+3 per week

10 per week

January 15, 2024

+4 per week

14 per week

May 1, 2024

Bangkok

+3 per week

17 per week

February 22, 2024

Copenhagen

Extended year-round

4 per week

March 31, 2024

Athens

+5 per week

12 per week

May 1, 2024

+2 per week

14 per week

July 15, 2024

Malaga

Summer 24 service

3 per week

June 2, 2024

Santorini

New route

2 per week

June 15, 2024

Nice

New route

2 per week

June 15, 2024

Mykonos

Summer 24 service

2 per week

June 17, 2024

Already announced

Kozhikode

New route

7 per week

January 1, 2024

Thiruvananthapuram

New route

7 per week

January 1, 2024

Boston

New route

4 per week

March 31, 2024

Nairobi

New route

7 per week

May 1, 2024

tanvir@dubainewsweek.com

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