New flights to Nice in the South of France, and the iconic Greek island of Santorini among the eye-catching destinations
Ambitious expansion of flights and frequencies further boosts Abu Dhabi’s global reach with almost 25 per cent more weekly departures than last summer Customers will enjoy even more convenient connection times and flight options Abu Dhabi, UAE – Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has revealed its exciting Summer 24 schedule, underlining its ambitious plans for growth.
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.
“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. 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
