Etihad NS26 Network Changes – 21DEC25

Published at 0800PST / 1600GMT 22DEC25

Etihad Airways in recent weeks gradually filed additional service changes for Northern summer 2026 season, effective 29MAR26. Latest adjustments up to 21DEC25 as follows, which includes selected changes that have been filed but not highlighted on AeroRoutes.

Abu Dhabi – Almaty Planned service resumption (6 weekly A321) from 15JUN26 cancelled
Abu Dhabi – Casablanca eff 01JUL26 A350-1000 replaces 787-9, 1 daily
Abu Dhabi – Hanoi eff 14SEP26 Increase from 6 to 8 weekly, A321LR (Previous: eff 03DEC26)
Abu Dhabi – Kabul eff 20MAR26 4 weekly A320 (Previous: 3 weekly eff 19MAR26; Original: eff 18DEC25)
Abu Dhabi – Kazan Seasonal operation scheduled until 19APR26, 3 weekly A320
Abu Dhabi – Lisbon Frequency variations, 787-10 operating
29MAR26 – 21MAY26 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly
24MAY26 – 10SEP26 Increase from 4 to 5 weekly
12SEP26 – 24OCT26 Increase from 4 to 6 weekly

Abu Dhabi – Mahe Island (Seychelles) eff 30MAR26 Tentative service resumption, 4 weekly A320
Abu Dhabi – Manila
22MAR26 – 01JUN26 Reduce from 14 to 10 weekly (11 weekly from 01MAY26; previously reported)
eff 29MAR26 EY440/441 370-seater 777-300ER replaces 787-10

Abu Dhabi – Milan Malpensa Operational aircraft changes
* EY081/082 Initially filed 777-300ER replaced by
29MAR26 – 30JUN26 787-9
eff 01JUL26 A350-1000

* EY079/080 eff 29MAR26 787-9 replace 777-300ER
* EY087/088 initially filed with 4 weekly A321LR from 08SEP26 has moved to 27OCT26 with 1 daily 787-9, switching to A321LR from 01DEC26

Abu Dhabi – Moscow Sheremetyevo 21MAR26 – 14AUG26 3rd daily EY845/846 service not offered
Abu Dhabi – Seoul Incheon
29MAR26 – 15APR26 Reduce from 11 to 10 weekly, 787-9
eff 17JUN26 EY822/823 A350-1000 replaces 787-9 (Overall 7 weekly A350-1000 and 4 weekly 787-9. Previously reported)

Abu Dhabi – Sochi 04JUL26 – 31AUG26 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly, A320
Abu Dhabi – Tel Aviv eff 15JUN26 Increase from 5 to 6 daily, A320/321
Abu Dhabi – Yerevan Planned service resumption (6 weekly A321 from 15JUN26, 8 from 17AUG26) cancelled

Latest update up to 21DEC25 sees the cancellation of planned Almaty service as well as Yerevan, in addition to Algiers.

Previously reported changes:
Abu Dhabi – Baku eff 16JUN26 6 weekly A321 (10 weekly from 17AUG26; Previous: 10 weekly A321 from 02MAR26; Last served until 2020)
Abu Dhabi – Bangkok Suvarnabhumi eff 01MAY26 4th daily EY404/405 787-9 replace A321LR
Abu Dhabi – Bucharest eff 17AUG26 New route, 4 weekly A321 (Previous: eff 16MAR26)
Abu Dhabi – Charlotte eff 23MAR26 4 weekly 787-9, new route (Previous: eff 04MAY26)
Abu Dhabi – Damascus eff 20MAR26 3 weekly A321neo (Previous: 4 weekly A320 from 23MAR26; Original: eff 12JUN25; Last served until Oct 2012)
Abu Dhabi – Dublin eff 29MAR26 Increase from 10 to 13 weekly, 14 weekly from 06APR26. 777-300ER/787-9 operating
Abu Dhabi – Dusseldorf eff 01SEP26 Increase from 1 to 2 daily, A321LR
Abu Dhabi – Johannesburg 29MAR26 – 28MAY26 Reduce from 6 to 4 weekly, 787-9
Abu Dhabi – Krabi eff 13APR26 Reduce from 8 weekly in winter to 4 weekly on seasonal basis, A321LR
Abu Dhabi – Krakow 16JUN26 – 05SEP26 3 weekly A321LR, new route
Abu Dhabi – London Heathrow A380 service reduction (from 19 to 12 weekly) extended to late-June 2026 instead of mid-May 2026
* EY061/062 1 daily A380 unchanged
* EY063/064
29MAR26 – 30JUN26 781 Daily (except 15JUN26 – 17JUN26 by A380)
01JUL26 – 24OCT26 388 Day x23 789 Day 23

* EY065/066 30MAR26 – 30JUN26 Day x367 787-10 replaces -9
* EY067/068 30MAR26 – 30JUN26 Day 12 787-9 replaces A380

Abu Dhabi – Male eff 02APR26 EY372/373 2 of 6 weekly (Day 14) operated by A321LR instead of A320
Abu Dhabi – Munich
02MAY26 – 01JUN26 Reduce from 14 to 13 weekly, 787-9
eff 01SEP26 Increase from 2 to 3 daily, new flight by A321LR

Abu Dhabi – Nairobi 01JUL26 – 31AUG26 196-seater A321 replaces 158-seater A320, 14 weekly
Abu Dhabi – Nice 15JUN26 – 06SEP26 Seasonal service increases from 2 weekly in NS25 to 4 weekly, A321LR replace 787-9
Abu Dhabi – Osaka Kansai 29MAR26 – 16APR26 Increase from 5 to 6 weekly, 787-9
Abu Dhabi – Palma de Mallorca 12JUN26 – 13SEP26 3 weekly A321LR, new route
Abu Dhabi – Phuket eff 01APR26 EY414/415 A321LR replace 787-9 (Previous: 01MAY26 – 30JUN26; Overall 2 daily A321LR and 2 daily 787-9)
Abu Dhabi – Prague eff 29MAR26 Increase from 4 to 6 weekly, 1 daily from 07APR26. 787-9 operating
Abu Dhabi – Salalah eff 21MAY26 2 weekly A320 (1 daily from 15JUN26 – 15SEP26; Last served until 2019)
Abu Dhabi – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 29MAR26 Tentative service resumption, 1 daily 787-9
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 – Tokyo Narita eff 17JUN26 A380 replaces A350-1000, 1 daily (Previous: eff 16JUN26)
Abu Dhabi – Vienna eff 02MAY26 Increase from 7 to 11 weekly, additional flights by A321LR
Abu Dhabi – Warsaw eff 31MAR26 Increase from 4 to 6 weekly, 7 from 23MAY26. 787-9 operating
Abu Dhabi – Zanzibar 14JUN26 – 06SEP26 4 weekly A320neo (Last served until March 2023)