Etihad Airways resumed flights from Abu Dhabi to several key destinations and will continue to operate these routes for a specified period.
UPDATE:
Further to the previously announced schedule of special passenger flights, Etihad Airways will also add additional flights from Abu Dhabi to Melbourne and Amsterdam.
Schedule of Repatriation Flights:
- Abu Dhabi – Amsterdam (Flight EY77)
- 4 return flights per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday)
- Effective: 11 April – 20 April
- Abu Dhabi – Melbourne (Flight EY460)
- 5 return flights per week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Friday,)
- Effective: 8 April – 21 April
- Abu Dhabi – Seoul Incheon (Flight EY876)
- 3 return flights per week (Wednesday, Friday, Saturday)
- Effective: 8 April – 19 April
- Abu Dhabi – Singapore (Flight EY470)
- 2 return flights per week (Tuesday and Saturday)
- Effective: 7 April – 21 April
- Abu Dhabi – Manila (Flight EY424)
- 3 return flights per week (Wednesday, Friday, Saturday)
- Effective: 8 April – 18 April
- Abu Dhabi – Jakarta (Flight EY474)
- 1 return flight per week (Thursday)
- Effective: 9 April – 16 April
These special flights from Abu Dhabi will be available for booking through etihad.com, the mobile app, by calling the Etihad Airways Contact Centre on +971 600 555 666 (UAE), or through a local or online travel agency.
UAE nationals wishing to return back to the UAE should contact their local UAE embassy or consulate.
The flight to Seoul will be the first that Etihad will resume, following a two-week airport closure in Abu Dhabi which will expire later this week.
The flight will operate to attain three important goals for the United Arab Emirates:
Firstly, foreign citizens stranded in the UAE can return home, although it is thought that the flights will also aid citizens of other countries in the Asia-Pacific region to return home.
Secondly, the aircraft’s cargo-hold can be packed full of freight.
Thirdly, the UAE government has expressed a wish for its citizens overseas to return home; it is also thought that these Etihad flights will be able to repatriate UAE citizens home.
Following the reopening of UAE airports, Etihad has commented that they will look to immediately re-establish key routes, subject to governmental approval, such as Abu Dhabi to Melbourne, Manila, Singapore, Jakarta, Bangkok and Amsterdam.
In recent days, Etihad has already operated sporadic repatriation flights to Australia, the USA and Russia.
My 82year old mum and my sister both were due back to uk on 5th April from India…My agent has rebooked with Ethiyad once flight was cancelled on 5th April…rebooked for 18th April/ 4th May/ 16th May all cancelled now booked for 1st June…
My family both suffer from depression/ heart problems and mobility issues…they found it hard to find prescription medication..Both are so depressed they not eating /sleeping ..we all worried about there mental state…why Didnt they bring everyone back to UK & other countries from india …we tried everything to bring them back but all channels exhausted..
Should let vulnerable people back to where they belong !!! HOME…
I’m in Sydney Australia I was suppose to fly home to UK Via Abu Dhabi 31st march, my flight was cancelled. I had to call to rebook I finally got through got a flight 25th April, I receive an email telling my flight was cancelled again. I rang finally got through again rebooked for 3rd May. I received an email my flight was cancelled again. Once more I called & rebooked another flight I’m now flying out 17th May. I know this is crazy times but this is so annoying getting booked on flights then being cancelled. People talk about repatriation, I’m still waiting to be repatriated with my family in the UK. I’m on medication & 71 years old. This is all very difficult but keep hitting brick walls.