Coronavirus: Etihad Airways launches transfer services to 20 destinations from June 10
04 June, 2020
Etihad Airways will launch a fresh transfer service linking 20 cities in Europe, Asia and Australia, via Abu Dhabi, from Wednesday, June 10.
The new services will make it easy for those travelling on the airline’s current network of special flights to connect through the UAE capital to key destinations all over the world.
Transfer connections via Abu Dhabi will now be accessible from Jakarta, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Melbourne, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo to major cities across Europe, including Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brussels, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, London Heathrow, Madrid, Milan, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Zurich.
Etihad has implemented a sanitisation and safety programme, which covers catering, aircraft and cabin deep-cleaning. In addition, it is one factor across check-in, health screening, boarding, inflight, crew interaction, meal service, disembarkation and ground transportation.
Guests travelling on Etihad Airways flights must wear a face mask throughout their journey.
Your choice to resume transit flights through the UAE comes after the completion of a safety study by experts from the Ministry of Health insurance and Prevention and the General Civil Aviation Authority.
Saif Al Dhaheri, spokesman of the National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority, said comprehensive measures have been put in place to protect passengers and airline staff at every stage of their journey.
"Airport staff in the united states have been thoroughly trained on precautionary measures including the screening of passengers and coping with suspected cases," said Al Dhaheri, who added that the move was "a fresh positive step in the gradual restoration of normal life".
Transit flights will resume at Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah airfields. The country's other airlines Emirates, flydubai and Air Arabia are all because of unveil flight schedules and other details, including safety procedures, in the coming days.
Source: www.thenational.ae
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