ABU DHABI, UAE, 2 October 2026: Etihad Airways will fly double daily between Abu Dhabi and Sydney from 15 December 2026, in time for the Australian summer holidays.
Etihad has served Sydney since 2007. Four weekly flights join the current 10, giving passengers a choice of two departures daily, all on the Etihad Airbus A350, and delivering over 5,000 seats a week between the two cities.
Guests connecting through Abu Dhabi can add a complimentary hotel stay of one or two nights with the Abu Dhabi Stopover programme, which now includes Al Ain, the UAE’s oasis city, with its UNESCO-listed gardens, forts and the Jebel Hafeet mountain. Beyond Abu Dhabi, the extra flights open more of Etihad’s network across the Gulf and the wider Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, Africa and Europe.
For passengers travelling to Sydney from across the Etihad network, the second daily flight opens up more of Australia and New Zealand beyond Sydney, with onward connections on Etihad’s interline partners Qantas, Jetstar and Air New Zealand.
For passengers in New South Wales, the two departures line up with Etihad’s morning and evening banks in Abu Dhabi, with same-day connections across the Gulf and onward to Zurich and Geneva, Milan and Rome, Frankfurt, Munich and Düsseldorf, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid and Barcelona, London and Manchester, and Dublin.
More flights mean more opportunities to explore new destinations, reconnect with family and friends, do business across continents, or break up the journey with a memorable stopover in one of the world’s most dynamic and fast-growing cities.”
Etihad’s Australian network also includes daily flights between Abu Dhabi and Melbourne on the Boeing 787.
(Source: Etihad)
