Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to resume regular flights to 20 cities from June 10

Abu Dhabi carrier Etihad Airways will resume regular passenger flights to 20 cities across Asia, Europe and Australia from June 10.

The list of cities includes: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Jakarta, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, London, Madrid, Manila, Melbourne, Milan, Paris, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Zurich.

Transfer connections from these cities via Abu Dhabi will also be available.

We’re coming home. Regularly scheduled flights to 20 destinations will begin from 10 June, with seamless connectivity via Abu Dhabi. Find out more at https://t.co/NkVDqGyb6Q pic.twitter.com/6x3UM7G0zX

— Etihad Airways (@etihad) June 4, 2020

On Wednesday, the UAE government said that it was opening its airports at Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah for regular passenger operations which were suspended as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic towards the end of March.

Read: UAE reopens airports in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah

Earlier this week, Etihad launched its ‘Etihad Wellness’ initiative, an expanded health and hygiene programme as well as customer guide to contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus.

Read also: UAE’s Etihad launches health and hygiene programme

Over the coming weeks, Etihad will also introduce wellness ambassadors at Abu Dhabi International Airport in partnership with Abu Dhabi Airports, ensuring that the same levels of support are rendered at every point of the customer journey through the airport.

Abu Dhabi Airports meanwhile has launched a new CoDi BOT UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) to aid in Covid-19 disinfection tasks at the airport.

The UGV has three central functions including targeting of virus strains on surfaces with controlled bursts of germicidal UV rays, screening of individuals through thermal infrared monitoring and disinfection of areas using liquid cleaning agents.

Read more: Robot technology deployed to disinfect Abu Dhabi airport, screen passengers

Also, Etihad is partnering with Australian company Elenium Automation to roll out a new early-warning system which uses self-service devices at Abu Dhabi airport to identify medically at-risk travellers, including passengers who are possibly in the early stages of having contracted the Covid-19 virus too.

Read: Etihad’s early-warning system at Abu Dhabi airport to identify medically at-risk travellers

The technology is capable of monitoring the temperature, heart rate and respiratory rate of a person using an airport touchpoint such as a check-in or information kiosk, a bag drop facility, a security point or an immigration gate. The system will alert staff on-site if need be, and the relevant authorities can then decide whether it is safe for the passenger to continue their journey.