It seems that expansion is in Etihad Airways’s view, with plans to boost the frequency of services to two European cities.
From 1 October 2025, the airline will offer daily services to Dusseldorf, Germany, and Copenhagen, Denmark, strengthening connections between the UAE and these European destinations.
The Dusseldorf route will be increased from its current schedule to a daily service. This expansion represents an addition of four weekly flights, providing passengers with greater flexibility and connectivity. Additionally, Dusseldorf will be served year-round, offering consistent travel options throughout all seasons.
Similarly, the Copenhagen route will be enhanced from its present four-times-weekly schedule to daily operations. This change adds three more weekly flights to the Danish capital, further strengthening Etihad’s presence in Scandinavia.
In Quotes
Arik De, Chief Revenue and Commercial Officer of Etihad Airways, commented:
“This move to daily flights for Dusseldorf and Copenhagen marks an exciting chapter in our European expansion. It reflects our commitment to providing unparalleled connectivity between Abu Dhabi and key European cities.
These enhanced frequencies allow us to offer our guests greater flexibility and improved connection options across our global network. As we continue to grow, we remain dedicated to delivering our award-winning service and hospitality on these routes, ensuring every journey with Etihad is exceptional.”
Routes are Great – frequency is better
At Economy Class and Beyond, whilst we believe establishing routes on networks is important, we also believe that has to be backed up with frequency. For Copenhagen and Dusseldorf, filling the routes to operate on a daily rotation, will offer passengers the reassurance that they have to fit their plans around an airline, rather than the airline serving them.
It also shows Etihad Airways’ confidence in the market, opening up further bookings as needed to support the operation while ensuring passengers flow through their hub.
There’s only one fly in the ointment—these frequency uplifts are just under a year away, rather than months away. Whilst it should be simple to deploy aircraft on these routes, it will be a matter of having the slots as well as the aircraft to deploy.
Given that airlines are still short of aircraft (and Ethiad is no exception), it could well be that new aircraft will be needed to fill out the timetables and routes – we’ll have to see whats going to be deployed.
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