Etihad Airways will have a very busy summer with three new destinations, which are two for the United States and one flight to the Chinese capital.
The gulf carrier announced on June 26th, the resumption of flights from its base in Abu Dhabi to Beijing on 29 June 2022 becoming the first regular direct international passenger flight to recommence for Beijing, under the latest mandate of the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council.
Etihad will operate a weekly flight using Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The scheduled flight will be as follows:
Flight EY888 Dept.: Abu Dhabi - 18:00 / Arr.: Beijing - 05:25+1 Date: Wednesday 29th June / Aircraft: Boeing 787-9
Flight EY889 Dept.: Beijing - 02:10 / Arr.: Abu Dhabi - 07:10 Date: Friday 1st July / Aircraft: Boeing 787-9
"Etihad Airways is delighted about the resumption of passenger services between Abu Dhabi and Beijing, our second service to resume to China. China has always been an important strategic market for Etihad and the resumption of direct flights between the two capital cities will further strengthen the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and the United Arab Emirates.” Martin Drew, Senior Vice President Global Sales & Cargo at Etihad Aviation Group, said.
Etihad Airways scheduled service from Abu Dhabi to Shanghai resumed in July 2022 to meet the huge demand of passengers travelling between the UAE and China.
Etihad Airways has said it will deploy its ‘Lighter, greener, smarter and quieter’ A350 to New York and Chicago this summer. Its inaugural flight to New York will be on 30 June 2022.