Etihad is set to fly to more destinations this spring. The national airline of the UAE is resuming flights to the Seychelles and to Moscow in March.
Etihad's direct flights to the Seychelles will recommence on March 26. The airline will fly twice weekly to the popular Indian Ocean holiday destination, which is reopening to tourists one day before.
Travellers planning to visit the Seychelles do not need to be vaccinated, but must have a negative Covid-19 test taken 72 hours prior to departure.
Four-hour flights to Mahe will operate via Etihad's Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner jets and Airbus A320s. Return fares to the island destination start from Dh3,175 ($864).
To the Russian capital, Etihad will fly twice-weekly from Thursday, March 25. Travellers flying to Moscow will go via an Airbus A321 jet, with fares starting from Dh2,585.
Travel to Russia is currently restricted, but citizens and residents, as well as UAE citizens and residents, can visit and no quarantine rules are in place. A negative PCR test is required for all non-Russian visitors.
Neither Russia nor the Seychelles is currently listed on Abu Dhabi's most recent "green list", which allows travellers to visit the UAE capital without quarantine restrictions. The list changes regularly, however, with the next expected update set to take place on Monday, March 22.
Flash sale on flights from Abu Dhabi to Morocco
After Morocco’s recent addition to Abu Dhabi's "green list", Etihad will launch a limited-period Casablanca sale.
Travellers can book to fly from Abu Dhabi to Morocco's largest city, with fares from Dh999.
The 24-hour sale launches at 11am on Monday, with 500 seats available at the promotional rate.
Fares are valid on flights departing between Wednesday, March 24 and Wednesday, June 30. Etihad's flights to Casablanca will operate twice a week via a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
Travellers coming to the UAE from countries listed on Abu Dhabi's "green list" do not need to quarantine upon arrival.
Etihad delays inaugural flights to Israel
Etihad has also pushed back its inaugural flights from Abu Dhabi to Israel.
The airline was set to launch a daily service from Abu Dhabi International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv in March 2021.
Etihad announced that the launch will now take place on Tuesday, April 6, and initially operate as a twice-weekly Dreamliner service.
Flights take three hours and 25 minutes and economy fares will start from Dh1,635.
The recently signed air transport agreement between the UAE and Israel has allowed airlines here to begin introducing passenger and cargo flights between the two countries.
All the countries on Abu Dhabi's "green list"
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Albania. Courtesy Yves Alarie / Unsplash -
Béjaïa, Algeria. Unsplash/ Walid Amghar -
Armenia. Unsplash -
Australia -
Austria. Joss Woodhead / Unsplash -
Baku, Azerbaijan. Unsplash/ Lloyd Alozie -
Manama, Bahrain. Charles Adrien Fournier / Unsplash -
National Library of Belarus, Minsk. Unsplash/ Eugene Krasnaok -
Bruges, Belgium. Olivier Depaep / Unsplash -
Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Unsplash/ Luka Korica -
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Unsplash/ Agustin Diaz Gargiulo -
Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Courtesy Deniz Fuchidzhiev / Unsplash -
Angkor Wat, Krong Siem Reap, Cambodia. Unsplash/ James Dickson -
Toronto, Canada. Alex Shutin / Unsplash -
China -
Comoros. Photo: Michael Runkel /Robert Harding World Imagery / Corbis -
Croatia is welcoming travellers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Unsplash -
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Prague. Czech Republic. Courtesy Lachlan Gowen / Unsplash -
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Ireland is on the Abu Dhabi Green List again. Unsplash/Jason Murphy -
Italy. Photographer: Giuseppe Aresu/Bloomberg -
Japan. Photo: iStockphoto.com -
Jordan is welcoming travellers and is on the Abu Dhabi green list. -
Kuwait is on the Abu Dhabi Green List but entry for travellers remains severely restricted.. Photograph by Michele Nastasi -
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Luxembourg. Photo: Airbnb -
Maldives. Photo: Angsana Velavaru -
Malta has been added back to the UAE Green List from August 18. Courtesy Unsplash/ Ference Hovarth -
Mauritius. Courtesy Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority -
Moldova. Courtesy Unsplash -
Monaco. Photo: Rosemary Behan -
Yangon, Myanmar. Unsplash/ Alexander Schimmeck -
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Norway's Pulpit Rock. Photo: Andreas Gruhle / visitnorway.com / Innovation Norway -
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Portugal. Photo: Bloomberg -
Qatar. Photo: Four Seasons -
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Karadordev Park in Belgrade, Serbia. Courtesy Dusan Pokusevski -
Praslin, Seychelles. Tommaso Nervegna / Unsplash -
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Lake Bled in Slovenia. -
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Travellers from Sweden can fly quarantine free to Abu Dhabi. Courtesy Unsplash/Anatoliy Gromov -
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Istanbul, Turkey. Unsplash/ Meriç Dağlı -
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Ukraine. Courtesy Kate Nesmieian
