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Abu Dhabi - A complete list of flights to all destinations that have been affected.

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Published: Wed 18 Mar 2020, 2:08 PM

Last updated: Wed 18 Mar 2020, 8:48 PM

Abu Dhabi-based Etihad has suspended more flights from Abu Dhabi on Wednesday as further preventive measures are being announced by the UAE and international governments to curb the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
It has reduced its daily flights to Indian cities such as Bangalore, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad, Delhi and Mumbai.
The airline has also temporarily suspended all flights to Baku, Cairo, Amman, Saudi Arabia, Nairobi, Kuwait and Lebanon among other destinations.
"This is being carried out for the safety and convenience of its customers and staff, and to minimise operational disruption during this period," said the airline.
The following services from Abu Dhabi have been temporarily adjusted:
Azerbaijan: Baku (GYD) - All flights suspended until 30 April.
Bahrain (BAH): Reduced from triple-daily to daily until 31 March; increasing to twice daily from 1 April until 30 April.
Egypt: Cairo (CAI) - All flights suspended from 20 March until 30 April.
Greece: Athens - Reduced from daily to four weekly (operating on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays and Saturdays) from 1 April to 30 April.
Japan: Tokyo (NRT) - Reduced from daily to four weekly (operating on Mondays, Wednesday, Fridays and Sunday) from 1 April to 30 April.
Jordan: Amman (AMM) - All flights suspended until 30 April.
Kazakhstan: Nur-Sultan (TSE) - Reduced to one per week from 19 March until 31 March.
KSA: Riyadh (RUH), Jeddah (JED), Dammam (DMM), Medina (MED) - All flights suspended until 30 April.
Kenya: Nairobi (NBO) - All flights suspended from 19 March until 30 April.
Kuwait (KWI): All flights suspended until 31 March.
Lebanon: Beirut (BEY) - All flights suspended until 30 April.
Morocco: Casablanca (CMN) and Rabat (RBA) - All flights suspended until 30 April.
Oman: Muscat (MCT) - Reduced from triple-daily to double-daily until 30 April.
Philippines: Manila (MNL) - All flights suspended from 18 March until 31 March.
Serbia: Belgrade (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 1 April to 30 April.
Spain: Madrid (MAD) and Barcelona (BCN) - All flights suspended until 30 April.
Sudan: Khartoum (KRT) - All flights suspended from 18 March until 30 April.
Switzerland: Geneva (GVA) - All flights suspended from 19 March until 30 April.
Thailand: Bangkok (BKK) - Reduced from triple-daily to double-daily (suspension of EY406/405) from 1 April to 2 May.
Turkey: Istanbul (IST) - All flights suspended until 30 April.
The following previously announced network changes remain in place:
China:
Shanghai (PVG) - All flights suspended until 28 March.
Chengdu (CTU) - All flights suspended until further notice.
Hong Kong (HKG): All flights suspended until 30 June.
Indonesia: Jakarta (CGK) - Reduced from double-daily to daily (suspension of EY472/471) from 18 March until 30 June.
Italy:
Milan (MXP) - All flights suspended until 30 April.
Rome (FCO) - EY85/86 suspended until 30 April; EY83/84 suspended until 30 June.
Japan: Nagoya (NGO) - All flights suspended until 30 June.
Korea: Seoul (ICN) - Reduced from daily to four weekly (operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays) from 30 March to 30 April.


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