Etihad Revises Planned Network Additions in 2026

Published at 0200PST / 1000GMT 07NOV25

Etihad this week filed revised launch dates on various routes to Central Asia as well as Eastern Europe. Previously scheduled to commence in March 2026, are now gradually pushed back to June or August 2026.

Planned service for Kabul from December 2025, is now pushed back to March 2026, while planned Damascus service resumption from June 2026 will now accelerate to March 2026.

Abu Dhabi – Almaty eff 15JUN26 6 weekly A321 (Previous: 8 weekly A321 from 16MAR26; Last served until Oct 2016)
Abu Dhabi – Baku eff 16JUN26 6 weekly A321 (10 weekly from 17AUG26; Previous: 10 weekly A321 from 02MAR26; Last served until 2020)
Abu Dhabi – Bucharest eff 17AUG26 New route, 4 weekly A321 (Previous: eff 16MAR26)
Abu Dhabi – Damascus eff 23MAR26 4 weekly A320 (Previous: eff 12JUN26; Last served until Oct 2012)
Abu Dhabi – Kabul eff 19MAR26 3 weekly A320 (Previous: eff 18DEC25)
Abu Dhabi – Tashkent eff 17AUG26 6 weekly A321, new route (Previous: eff 17MAR26)
Abu Dhabi – Tbilisi eff 17AUG26 8 weekly A321, new route (Previous: eff 13MAR26)
Abu Dhabi – Yerevan eff 15JUN26 6 weekly A321 (8 weekly from 17AUG26; Previous: 10 weekly from 09MAR26; Last served until August 2015)

Other planned service launch remains unchanged as of 06NOV25:
Abu Dhabi – Charlotte eff 23MAR26 4 weekly 787-9, new route (Previous: eff 04MAY26)
Abu Dhabi – Krakow 16JUN26 – 05SEP26 3 weekly A321LR, new route
Abu Dhabi – Palma de Mallorca 12JUN26 – 13SEP26 3 weekly A321LR, new route
Abu Dhabi – Salalah eff 21MAY26 2 weekly A320 (1 daily from 15JUN26 – 15SEP26; Last served until 2019)
Abu Dhabi – Zanzibar 14JUN26 – 06SEP26 4 weekly A320neo (Last served until March 2023)