Abu Dhabi airline Etihad Airways has expanded its special passenger flights in order to help those stranded in the country to be able to return to their home nations.
The UAE-based airline will now be flying to London Heathrow, Zurich, Dublin, Brussels and Tokyo, as well as Singapore, Melbourne, Seoul, Jakarta, Amsterdam and Manila.
“Etihad Airways has been operating special flights which have allowed passengers stranded in the UAE due to COVID-19 restrictions, the opportunity to return home,” the airline said in a statement. “The flights also support the ‘UAE Food Security Program’ by utilising belly-hold capacity of passenger aircraft for cargo.”
We’re announcing a series of additional special passenger flights from Abu Dhabi to Brussels, Dublin, London, Tokyo and Zurich. For a full flight schedule for these flights as well as the ones previously published, please visit: https://t.co/MQSXwrHcj6. pic.twitter.com/3LTJlRBISf
— Etihad Airways (@etihad) April 12, 2020
Currently due to the coronavirus pandemic regular passenger flights from the UAE have been suspended, as per directions from the General Civil Aviation Authority.
Etihad began the limited flights last Sunday, April 5. The available flights are only one way for stranded passengers, and return journeys are to repatriate UAE citizens, as well as being used for cargo.
Flights from Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow are set to begin on April 16 and will run daily until April 18. Similarly, flights to Zurich and Brussels from the UAE capital will be available on April 17 and 19; Dublin on April 15, 20 and 22; and Tokyo on April 14, 17 and 20.
Emirates Airlines are running similar limited flights out of Dubai.
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