Etihad returns to Malaga

Martin Romero

Etihad Airways has unveiled its schedule for the summer of 2024, revealing an extensive growth plan. The national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will fly to Nice, France; Mykonos and Santorini, Greece; and return to Malaga, Spain.

The new schedule includes the transition to regular flights on the route to Copenhagen. The airline’s planned schedules aim to enhance connectivity across the entire network of destinations.

«Our exciting summer program reinforces our commitment to growth, offering our customers destinations, frequencies, and schedules for European and Asian destinations that best suit their needs. It also allows us to attract more visitors to Abu Dhabi to promote the expansion of tourism in our wonderful home,» said Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad Airways.

«We are increasing capacity to international destinations and introducing new destinations, such as Nice on the French Riviera, allowing our customers to enjoy even more fantastic travel experiences. Our schedule also facilitates layovers in Abu Dhabi to savor our vibrant and welcoming home,» added Neves.

Highlighted Services for the Summer 2024 Season

Within the schedule for the summer of 2024, Etihad emphasizes certain routes as the focal point of its expansion. Athens, Greece, will increase its flights to 12 per week starting in May and to 14 from July. Copenhagen, Denmark, becomes a year-round destination.

In Spain, Malaga will have service three times a week in the summer of 2024, and in Greece, there will be two weekly flights to Mykonos and Santorini. Nice, France, will have two non-stop flights per week starting June 2024.

In the Asian continent, Bangkok, Thailand, will have three additional weekly flights starting February, reaching a total of 17 weekly flights. Colombo (Sri Lanka) will increase its frequency to 10 weekly flights from January and to 14 from May, adjusting its schedule to enhance connectivity with European destinations.

The new summer schedule adds to the already announced new destinations for 2024, such as Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram in the Indian subcontinent, Boston in the United States, and Nairobi in East Africa.

DestinationsUpdateTotal frequenciesStart date
Colombo3 more flights per week10 per weekJanuary 15, 2024
4 more flights per week14 per weekMay 1, 2024
Bangkok3 more flights per week17 per weekFebruary 22, 2024
CopenhagenRegular4 per weekMarch 31, 2024
Athens5 more flights per week12 per weekMay 1, 2024
2 more flights per week14 per weekJuly 15, 2024
MalagaSeasonal summer 20243 per weekJune 2, 2024
SantoriniNew route2 per weekJune 15, 2024
NiceNew route2 per weekJune 15, 2024
MykonosSeasonal summer 20242 per weekJune 17, 2024
KozhikodeNew route7 per weekJanuary 1, 2024
ThiruvananthapuramNew route7 per weekJanuary 1, 2024
BostonNew route4 per weekMarch 31
NairobiNew route7 per weekMay 1, 2024

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