Etihad Airways on Friday added more routes to its list of suspended services as the coronavirus continued to hit the global aviation industry hard.
The Abu Dhabi-based airline said services from the UAE capital to several cities in India, Kazakhstan, Russia, the Maldives and Sir Lanka are the latest to be grounded in a bid to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
“Due to the spread of the Covid-19 novel coronavirus and its continuing impact on air travel services globally, Etihad Airways continues to follow UAE and international government and regulatory authority directives and has implemented a series of consolidated network changes,” the carrier said in a statement.
“This is also being carried out for the safety and convenience of its customers and staff, and to minimise operational disruption during this period.”
The following services from Abu Dhabi have been temporarily adjusted:
IndiaAhmedabad (AMD), Bangalore (BLR), Calcutta (CCU), Calicut (CCJ), Chennai (MAA), Cochin (COK), Hyderabad (HYD), Delhi (DEL), Mumbai (BOM), Trivandrum (TRV). All flights suspended from 22 March until 28 March.
KazakhstanNur-Sultan (TSE). Reduced to one per week from 19 March until 31 March and all flights suspended from 1 April until 30 April.
MaldivesMale (MLE). Reduced to daily from 23 March until 30 April.
RussiaMoscow (MOW). All flights suspended from 20 March until 30 April.
Sri LankaColombo (CMB). Reduced from twice-daily to daily from 29 March until 30 April.
The following previously announced network changes remain in place:
AzerbaijanBaku (GYD). All flights suspended from until 30 April.
Bahrain (BAH). Reduced from triple-daily to daily until 1 March; increase to twice daily April 1 until April 30.
ChinaShanghai (PVG). All flights suspended until 28 March.Chengdu (CTU). All flights suspended until further notice.
Hong Kong (HKG). All flights suspended until 30 June.
EgyptCairo (CAI). All flights suspended from 20 March until 30 April.
GreeceAthens. Reduced from daily to four weekly (operating on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays) from 01 April to 30 April.
IndonesiaJakarta (CGK). Reduced from double-daily to daily (suspension of EY472/471) from 18 March until 30 June.
ItalyMilan (MXP). All flights suspended until 30 April.Rome (FCO). EY85/86 suspended until 30 April, EY83/84 suspended until 30 June.
JapanNagoya (NGO). All flights suspended until 30 June.Tokyo (NRT). Reduced from daily to four weekly (operating on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays and Sunday) from 01 April to 30 April.
JordanAmman (AMM). All flights suspended until 30 April.
KoreaSeoul (ICN). Reduced from daily to four weekly (operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays) from 30 March to 30 April.
KSARiyadh (RUH), Jeddah (JED), Dammam (DMM), Madinah (MED). All flights suspended until 30 April.
KenyaNairobi (NBO). All flights suspended from 19 March until 30 April.
Kuwait (KWI). All flights suspended until 31 March.
LebanonBeirut (BEY). All flights suspended until 30 April.
MoroccoCasablanca (CMN) and Rabat (RBA). All flights suspended until 30 April.
OmanMuscat (MCT). Reduced from triple-daily to double-daily until 30 April.
PhilippinesManila (MNL). All flights suspended from 18 March until 31 March.
SerbiaBelgrade (BEG). All flights suspended from 20 March until 30 April.
Singapore (SIN). Reduced from daily to four weekly (operating on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays) from 01 April to 30 April
SpainMadrid (MAD) and Barcelona (BCN). All flights suspended until 30 April.
SudanKhartoum (KRT). All flights suspended from 18 March until 30 April.
SwitzerlandGeneva (GVA). All flights suspended from 19 March until 30 April.
ThailandBangkok (BKK). Reduced from triple-daily to double-daily (suspension of EY406/405) from 1 April to 02 May.
TurkeyIstanbul (IST). All flights suspended until 30 April.
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