Published at 0500GMT 09APR24

Etihad Airways from late-June 2024 continues to expand service to Saudi Arabia, as the airline schedules Abu Dhabi – Gassim service. Airbus A320 aircraft will operate this route 4 times weekly from 24JUN24.

EY627 AUH0800 – 0910ELQ 32A x247
EY628 ELQ1015 – 1320AUH 32A x247

The following is the summary of Etihad's Northern summer 2024 operational changes as of 07APR24.

Abu Dhabi – Amman eff 15JUN24 Increase from 7 to 14 weekly, A320/321 (Previous: 11 weekly)
Abu Dhabi – Antalya 15JUN24 – 14SEP24 3 weekly A320, new route
Abu Dhabi – Athens eff 01MAY24 Increase from 7 to 12 weekly, 14 from 15JUL24 (Service returns to NS18 and NS19 level)
Abu Dhabi – Bahrain eff 31MAR24 Reduce from initially filed 21 weekly to 20 weekly
Abu Dhabi – Bangalore eff 15JUN24 Increase from 14 to 17 weekly, A321/787-9
Abu Dhabi – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi eff 17JUN24 Increase from 17 to 18 weekly, 787-9/-10
Abu Dhabi – Barcelona eff 31MAR24 Increase from 7 to 10 weekly, additional flights operated by 787-9
Abu Dhabi – Beijing Daxing eff 31MAR24 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly (since 20FEB24) maintained, 787-9 operating
Abu Dhabi – Beirut eff 15JUN24 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly, A320/321
Abu Dhabi – Boston eff 31MAR24 4 weekly 787-9, new route
Abu Dhabi – Cairo eff 15JUN24 Increase from 21 to 24 weekly, A321
Abu Dhabi – Colombo eff 01MAY24 Increase from 10 to 13 weekly, 20 from 15JUN24 (Previous: 17 from 15JUN24). A321 operating
Abu Dhabi – Copenhagen eff 31MAR24 4 weekly 787-9 service maintained, service extends to year-round
Abu Dhabi – Denpasar eff 25JUN24 4 weekly 787-9, new route (Reservation remains unavailable as of 08APR24; Previously scheduled from 24APR24)
Abu Dhabi – Jaipur eff 15JUN24 4 weekly A320 (Last served until February 2018)
Abu Dhabi – Jakarta eff 11JUN24 Reduce from 11 to 10 weekly
Abu Dhabi – Jeddah eff 15MAR24 Increase from 21 to 28 weekly, A320/321/787
Abu Dhabi – Karachi eff 15JUN24 Increase from 14 to 17 weekly, A320/321
Abu Dhabi – Kolkata eff 15JUN24 Increase from 7 to 8 weekly, A320
Abu Dhabi – Kuwait City eff 31MAR24 Reduce from previously filed 24 weekly to 22 weekly
Abu Dhabi – Lisbon 03APR24 – 23MAY24 Increase from 4 to 5 weekly, 787-9
Abu Dhabi – London Heathrow eff 22APR24 A380 service reduces from 3 to 2 daily
* EY017/018 22APR24 – 25MAY24 787-10 replaces A380
* EY019/020 eff 26MAY24 787-10 replaces A380

Abu Dhabi – Malaga 02JUN24 – 15SEP24 Increase from 2 weekly in NS23 to 3 weekly, 787-9
Abu Dhabi – Muscat eff 31MAR24 Increase from previously filed 3 daily to 4 daily
Abu Dhabi – Nairobi eff 01MAY24 Service resumption since December 2021, 5 weekly A320 (1 daily from 01JUN24; Previous: 1 daily from 01MAY24)
Abu Dhabi – New York JFK eff 22APR24 A380 service resumption as EY001/002 (former EY103/102) on 6 of 7 weekly flights, replacing 787-9 (A380 last served New York until 2020)
Abu Dhabi – Nice 15JUN24 – 14SEP24 Seasonal 2 weekly, 787-9
Abu Dhabi – Phuket 03JUL24 – 15SEP24 EY432/431 3 of 7 weekly 777-300ER replaces 787-10 (Overall 2 daily 787-9/-10/777-300ER)
Abu Dhabi – Riyadh eff 15MAR24 Increase from 21 to 28 weekly, A320/321
Abu Dhabi – St. Petersburg eff 31MAR24 Reduce from 3 to 2 weekly, 787-9
Abu Dhabi – Seoul Incheon eff 01MAY24 Increase from 7 to 11 weekly, 787-9
Abu Dhabi – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 31MAR24 Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly (since 20FEB24. Service further reduced to 4 weekly 31MAR24 – 20MAY24) maintained, 787-9 operating
Abu Dhabi – Sydney 02JUL24 – 14SEP24 4 daily 777-300ER and 3 weekly 787-9 service maintained, instead of previously filed 1 daily 777-300ER
Abu Dhabi – Thira – Athens – Abu Dhabi 15JUN24 – 14SEP24 2 weekly A320 (Thira was not served in NS23)
Abu Dhabi – Thiruvananthapuram eff 15JUN24 Increase from 7 to 10 weekly, A320/321
Abu Dhabi – Tokyo Narita eff 31MAR24 1 daily A350-1000XWB service maintained, replacing 787-9, except selected dates in 2Q24 (certain dates operated by 777-300ER)

AeroRoutes last week published Etihad's Airbus A321neo service, set to enter operation on 01MAY24 at earliest. In the OAG, the airline filed 3 configurations for the aircraft. AeroRoutes' report last week only covered the 198-seater. Latest A321neo general network overview as of 07APR24, based on various configuration sets, as follows. Routes served with certain A321neo configuration are excluded as the airline only scheduled one or two-time service.

198-seater (J16Y182; First flight 24MAY24)
Abu Dhabi – Amman
Abu Dhabi – Bahrain
Abu Dhabi – Bangalore
Abu Dhabi – Cairo
Abu Dhabi – Delhi
Abu Dhabi – Doha
Abu Dhabi – Muscat
Abu Dhabi – Riyadh

208-seater (J8Y200; First flight 15MAY24)
Abu Dhabi – Amman
Abu Dhabi – Bangalore
Abu Dhabi – Delhi
Abu Dhabi – Doha
Abu Dhabi – Mumbai
Abu Dhabi – Muscat

223-seater (J8Y215; First flight 01MAY24)
Abu Dhabi – Bahrain
Abu Dhabi – Bangalore
Abu Dhabi – Cairo
Abu Dhabi – Doha
Abu Dhabi – Muscat
Abu Dhabi – Riyadh