Etihad Africa/China 1Q27 Launch Revision

2nd update at 2130GMT 16AUG26
Published at 1500PDT / 2200GMT 15AUG26

Etihad Airways in recent schedule upgrade gradually filed revisions to its planned network expansion to Africa and China from November 2026 and March 2027. Latest update as of 15AUG26 as follows.

Note in this report first published on 15AUG26, it was stated the airline cancels planned service on Abu Dhabi – Asmara route. As of 16AUG26, reservations for the 4 weekly flights have re-opened with latest schedule revision.

Abu Dhabi – Accra eff 24MAR27 4 weekly 787-9 (Previous: eff 17MAR27)
Abu Dhabi – Chengdu Tianfu eff 24MAR27 4 weekly 787-9 (Previous: eff 05MAR27)
Abu Dhabi – Guangzhou eff 23MAR27 1 daily 787-9 (Previous: eff 04MAR27; Last served Oct 2022 – Feb 2024)
Abu Dhabi – Hangzhou eff 23MAR27 5 weekly 787-9 (Previous: eff 04MAR27)
Abu Dhabi – Kinshasa eff 23MAR27 3 weekly 787-9 (Previous: eff 18MAR27)
Abu Dhabi – Lagos eff 23MAR27 1 daily 787-9 (Previous: eff 18MAR27; Last served until 2020)
Abu Dhabi – Shenzhen eff 23MAR27 5 weekly 787-9 (Previous: eff 07MAR27)

Previously reported new route to Africa remains unchanged:
Abu Dhabi – Harare – Lubumbashi – Abu Dhabi eff 24MAR27 3 weekly 787-9