Nearly 100 scheduled passenger airlines operate between Middle East and Europe in 2026, including Etihad Airways. Despite the ongoing war in Iran, Etihad plans eight million two-way seats from its Abu Dhabi hub to Europe this year. Cirium schedule information shows that capacity is up by half a percentage point compared to the prior record, […]
June 29, 2026 | Airlines, Asia Pacific, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Etihad Airways inaugurated seasonal flights between Abu Dhabi and Krakow on Thursday 11 June. The 3,140-kilometre service will be maintained 3-weekly on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays with the 160-seat A321LR aircraft. The carrier does not face any competition between the two cities. Flight EY163 departs Abu Dhabi at 02:45 local time, arriving in Krakow at […]
June 22, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Etihad Airways introduced flights between its Abu Dhabi hub and Charlotte on Friday 20 March. The 11,920-kilometre service will be maintained 4-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with the 371-seat A350-1000 aircraft. The carrier becomes the first to link the two cities with a scheduled air service. Flight EY15 departs Abu Dhabi at 03:35 […]
March 30, 2026 | Latest Route News +
Taipei Taoyuan International (TPE) is Taiwan’s primary international airport. According to the country’s civil aviation authority, 47.8 million passengers were welcomed in 2025. While traffic was up 6% year-over-year, it was still down from before the pandemic in 2019. It won’t be too long until it is fully recovered. TPE ended last year as Asia’s […]
February 11, 2026 | Airports, Asia Pacific, News & Analysis, Top Story
Prague has welcomed three more long-haul airlines to its network. On 2 June, Etihad Airways started flying from Abu Dhabi (4-weekly). It is the first time the UAE capital has had Czech Republic flights since the now-defunct Czech Airways pulled out in 2014, when it fed partner Etihad. On 7 June, Air Canada began flying […]
June 16, 2025 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Etihad Airways introduced another new European service on Tuesday 3 June by commencing flights between its Abu Dhabi hub and Warsaw WAW. The 4,190-kilometre service will be maintained 4-weekly, on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, with the 787-9 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition between the two capitals. Flight EY159 departs Abu Dhabi at 02:40 […]
June 11, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Etihad Airways introduced flights between its Abu Dhabi hub and Prague on Monday 2 June. The 4,490-kilometre service will be maintained 4-weekly, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with the 787-9 aircraft. The carrier faces no competition on the route. Flight EY155 departs Abu Dhabi at 02:25 local time, arriving in Prague at 06:50 local […]
June 10, 2025 | Latest Route News +
Charlotte welcomed 58.8 million passengers in 2024, smashing its prior record, held in 2023, by 10%. Traffic rose 17% compared to before the pandemic in 2019, with an additional 8.6 million passengers. The North Carolina facility was among the USA’s fastest-growing major airports. Among Charlotte’s most notable developments recently is confirmation that Etihad will begin […]
May 21, 2025 | Airports, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Etihad Airways’ first flight was in November 2003. It ended up replacing Gulf Air, whose Abu Dhabi hub closed in 2005. Etihad first served Europe in 2004 with the launch of London Heathrow flights, with North America following in October 2005 with the start of Toronto. North America capacity remains down by much more than […]
April 9, 2024 | Airlines, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Etihad Airways commenced operations between Abu Dhabi and Boston on Sunday 31 March. The 10,750-kilometre route will be maintained 4-weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays with the 290-seat 787-9 aircraft. The flag carrier faces no competition between the two cities. Flight EY147 departs Abu Dhabi at 03:10 local time, arriving in Boston at 08:50 […]
April 3, 2024 | Latest Route News +
It was another fairly quiet week for new route launches in Europe and North America. Air Service One identified just 16 new routes across the two regions. These were [date of first flight, weekly frequency]: NyxAir began an Estonian domestic route connecting Tallinn with Kardla [1/3, 12-weekly] using Saab 340s. It replaced Diamond Sky which […]
March 8, 2024 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, North America, Top Story
Etihad Airways chose the last week of September to commence flights between its hub in Abu Dhabi and Copenhagen. The 4,855-kilometre service, which launched on Friday 29 September, will be maintained 4-weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, with the 290-seat 787-9 aircraft. The Emirati flag carrier faces no competition on the route. Flight EY61 […]
October 3, 2023 | Latest Route News +