Etihad Airways

Etihad expanding its African network, Eurowings launching a third service to Beirut, and Brussels Airlines confirming its winter schedule are among the latest route announcements and services resuming.

From Sept. 5 vaccinated passengers arriving in the emirate will be able to avoid having to quarantine for 10 days, as had been widely required.

VPs and Heads of Network Planning will utilise the event to focus on route development and plan for the next summer season.

Etihad Airways and El Al Israel Airlines have launched a codeshare agreement following the normalization of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel in 2020.

The codeshare agreement will include the airlines’ networks beyond both Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv hubs.

The carrier becomes the third major Middle East airline to serve the Austrian capital.

Thailand’s decision to welcome fully vaccinated travelers to Phuket from July 1 has prompted a reaction from airlines.

Etihad Airways will compete with Wizz Air Abu Dhabi on the new seasonal route.

Past attempts at scheduled services from Balzano have failed economically.

The move unwinds one of the final pieces of Etihad’s former policy of equity partnerships.

Etihad Airways plans to embark on a further simplification of its fleet with the retirement of all 19 of its Boeing 777-300ERs by the end of 2021.

Etihad Airways plans to step up its environmental sustainability initiatives, making them a regular part of flights rather than individual research flights.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has confirmed plans to launch scheduled service between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv later in April—less than 24 hours after Etihad Airways began flying between the destinations.

Airlines are adding more routes and capacity between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel.

The COVID-19 crisis hit Etihad Airways just as the Abu Dhabi-based carrier was starting to see the fruits of a transformation program that began in 2017.

Routes details a selection of new air services scheduled to start this month.

The agreement builds on a 2018 MOU between the two flag-carriers.

Gulf Air and Etihad Airways have agreed to strengthen their operational links by signing a strategic commercial cooperation agreement (SCCA).

Etihad Airways said Feb. 9 that it had become the world’s first airline to have vaccinated all its operating pilots and cabin crew against COVID-19.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has announced that Etihad Airways, in partnership with health and security services firm International SOS

Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways are poised to reinstate routes that have been suspended for more than three-and-a-half years.

The Qatar-UAE flights will be the first scheduled nonstop routes since mid-2017. Additionally, Qatar’s flag-carrier has signed an expanded codeshare deal with Iberia.

UAE carriers Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways will become two of the first airlines globally to trial the IATA Travel Pass, which aims to help passengers navigate changing government requirements for traveling during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The oneworld alliance member will compete with Emirates on the service.

The Serbian government has increased its stake in Air Serbia to 82%, more than halving Etihad Airways’ shareholding to just 18%.