Etihad Airways adds seasonal flights to Krakow, Poland and Salalah, Oman

Etihad Airways continues to expand its network, this time adding seasonal flights to Krakow, Poland and Salalah, Oman.

Etihad Airbus A321LR – Image, Etihad

Kraków will be Etihad’s second destination in Poland (with Warsaw currently being served), operating three times a week between 15th June and 5th September 2026. Planned operations are as follows:

EY163 DEPART AUH 02:40 ARRIVE KRK 07:15
EY163 DEPART KRK 11:05 ARRIVE AUH 19:00

Operates between 15th June and 5th September 2026
Operates Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Booked Equipment: Airbus A321LR

Salalah in Oman will operate from 21 May until 15 September 2026, based on the following timetable:

EY687 DEPART AUH 08:30 ARRIVE SLL 10:10
EY688 DEPART SLL 11:05 ARRIVE AUH 12:50

Operates from 21 May until 15 September 2026.
Between 21st May to 15th June, Operates Thursdays and Sundays
Between 15th June until 15th September, Opretates Daily
Booked Equipment: Airbus A320

Both of these new routes will use single-aisle equipment, with Kraków having the latest and greatest Airbus A321LR aircraft (with its three-class setting), whilst Salalah will get a more conventional short-haul Airbus A320.

In Quotes

Antonoaldo Neves, Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, said:

“Krakow and Salalah each bring something special to our network – from UNESCO-listed heritage in Poland to refreshing green landscapes in Oman during the Khareef season.

“As we continue to grow Etihad’s footprint globally, our focus remains simple: to directly link Abu Dhabi with places people want to visit, and warmly welcome more visitors to experience our beautiful home and the UAE’s capital. We’ve already celebrated inaugural flights to several new destinations this year and continue to add routes that matter to our guests.”

Shaping the 2026 network

With the Summer 2025 ready to go into high gear, airline planners are looking beyond this, to the destinations and demand for the summer 2026 network – be it through demand modelling, passenger requests or having an incentive to launch a route to a city.

For now, Etihad Airways plans to offer over 90 destinations through its hub at Zayed International Airport in Abu Dhabi. Knowing the airline has been on an expansion streak, I would expect a few more destinations between now and the summer 2026 timetable kicking off.

For now, ticketing is opening for these new routes via Etihad’s usual sale channels.