Etihad launches new summer season routes from Abu Dhabi to Santorini, Mykonos and Malaga

Etihad Airways is set to launch new summer routes to several of Greece’s most preferred islands, Mykonos and Santorini, as well concerning Spanish city Malaga.

The path to Mykonos begins on Thursday, July 8, and operate twice weekly until Tuesday, September 11, while Santorini flights will get started on Friday, July 9 and run until Wednesday, September 12, also 2 times per week.

A safe travelling corridor between the UAE and Greece opened for totally vaccinated travellers in May. Under the agreement, passengers holding vaccination certificates issued by health authorities is now able to travel to Greece without having to quarantine on arrival. The same guideline applies for travellers flying from Greece to the UAE.

Travellers still have to abide by Covid-19 protective measures set up in both destinations.

With a flight time of just a little over four hours from Abu Dhabi, Etihad’s new flights to the Greek islands add to the airline’s existing service to Athens.

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All travellers flying to Greece must complete a Passenger Locator Form at least a day before entering the united states. This should are the address that travellers will stay at when in Greece. If you're likely to visit multiple locations, you need to complete accurate address information for at least the initial a day of your visit. Travellers will receive confirmation they have finished the form on time, including a QR code that must be presented when checking set for flights.

Travellers who are actually fully vaccinated against Covid-19 won't need to have a PCR check to fly to Greece unless the airline requests it again. However, they need to have documentation proving they have completed the vaccination process at least 2 weeks prior to arrival in Greece.

Other travellers can show a poor Covid-19 test final result for a check taken only 72 hours before arriving in Greece so as to travel to the united states. Children under 5 will be exempt from testing.

The new route to Malaga comes as Spain reopens to international vaccinated travellers from Monday. From Friday, July 9 to Wednesday, September 15, the trip will operate twice every week with a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

Tourists should be able to enter Spain if indeed they have already been fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to the date of travelling, or they are able to present their Covid-19 PCR tests taken 48 hours just before arrival.

Travellers should physically provide their vaccination certificates upon arrival, and will need to have received vaccines authorised by the European Drugs Agency, or among the vaccines contained in the WHO's Emergency Work with Listing, such as Pfizer BioNTech, Sinopharm and Oxford/AstraZeneca.

Unvaccinated children beneath the age of 6 will be allowed entry as well as their vaccinated parents. Teenagers must present a poor PCR test. International passengers must also complete medical Control Form online prior to arrival.