Etihad NS26 Service Changes – 14MAR26

Published at 0330PDT / 1030GMT 14MAR26

Despite ongoing situations in the Middle East, Etihad this week filed selected service adjustments for Northern summer 2026 season. This week’s update includes service changes for Amsterdam, Chicago, Damascus, Hong Kong. The rest were previously filed but not covered on AeroRoutes. Following information is as of 14MAR26.

As ongoing regional situation remains fluid, planned operation for the month of April 2026 may see further changes.

Abu Dhabi – Amsterdam 2nd daily EY043/044 service with A321LR extended to 22MAY26 instead of 15MAY26
Abu Dhabi – Baku Planned service resumption from 16JUN26 with 6 weekly A321, 10 weekly from 17AUG26, cancelled
Abu Dhabi – Casablanca 787-9 replaced by following aircraft, 1 daily
18APR26 – 30JUN26 787-10 (except selected dates in April)
eff 01JUL26 A350-1000 (Previously reported)

Abu Dhabi – Chicago O'Hare eff 15JUN26 Increase from 1 to 2 daily, A350-1000
EY009 AUH0255 – 0835ORD 351 D
EY011 AUH1000 – 1540ORD 351 D

EY010 ORD1400 – 1230+1AUH 351 D
EY012 ORD2110 – 1940+1AUH 351 D

Abu Dhabi – Damascus eff 12JUN26 3 weekly A321neo (Previous: 3 weekly from 20MAR26; Original: 4 weekly eff 12JUN25; Last served until Oct 2012)
Abu Dhabi – Frankfurt
eff 01MAY26 Reduce from 2 to 1 daily
01MAY26 – 31MAY26 777-300ER replaces 787-9 (except 12MAY26 by 787-10)

Abu Dhabi – Hong Kong 16JUN26 – 29SEP26 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly, 787-9 (Previous: eff 01DEC26)
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 15 787-10 replaces -9 (Previous: Day x367)
* EY067/068 30MAR26 – 30JUN26 Day 12 787-9 replaces A380

Abu Dhabi – Male eff 29MAR26 EY372/373 3 of 7 weekly (Day 147) operated by A321LR instead of A320, 4 weekly (Day x256 15APR26 – 14JUN26, Day 14 15JUN26 – 14SEP26, Day x256 from 16SEP26; Previous: 2 of 6 weekly)
Abu Dhabi – Osaka Kansai
eff 02APR26 Service resumption at earliest, increase from 5 to 6 weekly until 16APR26
02APR26 – 10APR26 777-300ER replaces 787-9

Abu Dhabi – Vienna eff 02MAY26 Planned Increase from 7 to 11 weekly unchanged. From 01MAY26, service operates with 787-9 only, instead of 7 weekly 777-300ER and 4 weekly A321LR

In addition to Baku being removed, previously reported removed routes also include:
Abu Dhabi – Algiers Planned 4 weekly A321LR from 02FEB26 cancelled
Abu Dhabi – Almaty Planned service resumption (6 weekly A321) from 15JUN26 cancelled
Abu Dhabi – Antalya Planned 3 weekly A320 seasonal service resumption 16JUN26 – 06SEP26 cancelled
Abu Dhabi – Yerevan Planned service resumption (6 weekly A321 from 15JUN26, 8 weekly from 18AUG26) cancelled

Previously reported changes:
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 20MAR26 4 weekly 787-9, new route (Previous: eff 04MAY26)
Abu Dhabi – Copenhagen eff 01MAY26 787-9 replaces A321LR, 1 daily
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 – Geneva eff 14SEP26 EY145/146 A321LR replaces 787-9 (Overall 2 daily A321LR)
Abu Dhabi – Hanoi eff 14SEP26 Increase from 6 to 8 weekly, A321LR (Previous: eff 03DEC26)
Abu Dhabi – Johannesburg 29MAR26 – 28MAY26 Reduce from 6 to 4 weekly, 787-9
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 – Krabi eff 13APR26 Reduce from 8 weekly in winter to 4 weekly on seasonal basis, A321LR
Abu Dhabi – Krakow 11JUN26 – 05SEP26 3 weekly A321LR, new route (Previous: 16JUN26 – 05SEP26)
Abu Dhabi – Lisbon Frequency variations, Hi-Fly A330-200 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 Service resumption, 4 weekly A320 (7 weekly from 17JUN26)
Abu Dhabi – Malaga 01JUL26 – 30AUG26 Increase from 3 to 7 weekly, 787-9
Abu Dhabi – Manila
22MAR26 – 01JUN26 Reduce from 14 to 10 weekly (11 weekly from 01MAY26)
eff 29MAR26 EY440/441 Hi-Fly A330-200 replaces initially filed 787-10 (Previous: 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/-10 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 – 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 – 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/-10 operating (787-9 only from 01JUL26)
Abu Dhabi – St. Petersburg Service extends to 16MAY26, 3 weekly A321LR scheduled 02APR26 – 16MAY26
Abu Dhabi – Salalah eff 21MAY26 2 weekly A320 (1 daily from 15JUN26 – 15SEP26; Last served until 2019)
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)

Abu Dhabi – Shanghai Pu Dong eff 01OCT26 Tentative service resumption, 1 daily 787-9
Abu Dhabi – Sochi 04JUL26 – 31AUG26 Increase from 5 to 7 weekly, A320
Abu Dhabi – Taipei Taoyuan eff 01MAY26 5 of 7 weekly 787-10 replaces -9
Abu Dhabi – Tashkent eff 17AUG26 1 daily A321, new route (Previous: eff 17MAR26)
Abu Dhabi – Tbilisi eff 17AUG26 8 weekly A321, new route (Previous: eff 13MAR26)
Abu Dhabi – Tel Aviv eff 15JUN26 Increase from 5 to 6 daily, A320/321
Abu Dhabi – Tokyo Narita eff 17JUN26 A380 replaces A350-1000, 1 daily (Previous: eff 16JUN26)
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)
Abu Dhabi – Zurich eff 01MAY26 EY13/144 A321LR replaces 787-9, overall 3 daily A321LR