Etihad NW26 Southeast Asia Service Expansion

Published at 0500PDT / 1200GMT 17AUG26

Etihad Airways during Northern winter 2026/27 season plans service expansion to various Southeast Asia service, as the airline schedules additional flights to Denpasar, Hanoi, Kuala Lumpur and Phuket from mid-December 2026. Planned increase as of 16AUG26 are as follows.

Abu Dhabi – Denpasar eff 15DEC26 Increase from 11 to 14 weekly, 787-9/777-300ER (Initially filed 11 weekly for entire winter season)
Abu Dhabi – Hanoi eff 16DEC26 Increase from 10 to 14 weekly, 787-9/-10
Abu Dhabi – Kuala Lumpur eff 15DEC26 Increase from 2 to 3 daily, EY484/485 operated by A321LR
EY486 AUH0830 – 1945KUL 789 D
EY484 AUH1435 – 0210+1KUL 32Q D
EY488 AUH2050 – 0805+1KUL 789 D

EY485 KUL0320 – 0650AUH 32Q D
EY489 KUL0930 – 1250AUH 789 D
EY487 KUL2140 – 0050+1AUH 789 D

Abu Dhabi – Phuket eff 16DEC26 Increase from 28 to 36 weekly, additional flights by 787-9
EY416 AUH0225 – 1200HKT 32Q D
EY412 AUH0840 – 1755HKT 781 D
EY418 AUH0900 – 1820HKT 789 x257
EY414 AUH1415 – 2350HKT 789 D
EY410 AUH2100 – 0615+1HKT 781 D
EY428 AUH2120 – 0650+1HKT 789 x136

EY415 HKT0240 – 0645AUH 789 D
EY429 HKT0845 – 1220AUH 789 x247
EY411 HKT0905 – 1235AUH 781 D
EY417 HKT1530 – 1935AUH 32Q D
EY419 HKT2035 – 0010+1AUH 789 x257
EY413 HKT2100 – 0035+1AUH 781 D

The airline continues to list Airbus A380 service on Abu Dhabi – Singapore route on/after 25OCT26, while A380 service on Abu Dhabi – Bangkok Suarnabhumi route remains unchanged from 25OCT26 (Etihad operates 4 daily flights to Bangkok, 1 daily to Singapore).

Separately, Etihad in recent weeks revised Abu Dhabi – Chiang Mai service for Northern summer 2027 season. The airline will maintain 4 weekly flights on/after 01MAY27, instead of increasing to 1 daily. A321LR operates this route.