UAE national carrier Etihad Airways is set to double the number of African destinations served over the next year. The airline recently announced two new destinations in Africa as part of its historic route network expansion. More destinations in Africa Operating from its hub at Abu Dhabi Zayed International Airport , Etihad currently serves four African destinations: Johannesburg, South Africa; Casablanca, Morocco; Cairo, Egypt; and Mahé, Seychelles.
Its network will grow to eight destinations over the next twelve months, boosting the airline’s presence in the African market. While it is not a new route, the airline will start flying to Nairobi, Kenya, on December 15, 2024. Etihad announced in October 2023 that it would resume flights to Nairobi , operating a daily frequency from May 1, 2024.
However, the flights were never launched. The program is set to start next month, operating four times a week. The airline has also unveiled three new African destinations over the last two months.
Last month, Etihad announced that it would launch flights from Abu Dhabi to El Alamein , its second destination in Egypt. The non-stop route will start on July 17, 2025, operating twice a week with the Airbus A320. Etihad has replaced the Boeing 777 with the Airbus A350 on its Boston route.
The other two other African cities were announced earlier this week as part of a historic network expansion, which saw ten new routes unveiled in a single day . Among them is Tunis, Tunisia, which will.
