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Etihad Airways has announced its plans to operate the Airbus A350-1000 to ten destinations between April and December 2025. The airline's initial passenger-carrying flight with this type of aircraft took place in March 2022 on the Abu Dhabi to Paris CDG route. Since then, the A350-1000 fleet has expanded to six aircraft, with the latest addition arriving in Abu Dhabi from Toulouse in early April.
Among the ten destinations planned for the A350-1000, four are new to this aircraft model: Amsterdam, Atlanta, Frankfurt, and Milan Malpensa. The airline will also resume A350 flights to New York JFK, where it last operated the aircraft in January 2024. Chicago O'Hare stands out as the destination with the highest number of planned A350 flights, having hosted the aircraft since June 2022.
Atlanta is of particular interest as it will become a new point on Etihad’s network. Flights to this city will commence on July 2, initially operating four times a week, before increasing to a daily service later in the year. The route will cover 6,622 nautical miles, making it the longest in Etihad's network, surpassing the Abu Dhabi to Sydney route.
