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| ETIHAD A380-861 A6-APH (CN 199) File Photo 2018 YEAR OF ZAYED LIVERY |
This is a huge blow, not just to Brisbane but for us Avgeeks, Etihad is one of my favorite airlines to photograph.
Etihad Airways says it will no longer fly to Brisbane, even after the pandemic shock wave subsides, with the Queensland capital one of several under-performing destinations being culled from the worldwide route map. A spokesman for Etihad Airways confirmed the decision to Executive Traveller, saying "as part of an ongoing review of network performance, Etihad Airways will cancel its flights from Abu Dhabi to Brisbane."
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| ETIHAD B787-9 A6-BLV (CN 39676) File Photo ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX LIVERY |
"The decision to cancel the route is a commercial one, and a direct consequence of the impact of COVID-19 on global travel and tourism demand. We will work closely with impacted guests and travel agents to notify them of the changes to their itineraries and re-accommodate them on alternative flights."
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| ETIHAD A380-861 A6-APC (CN 176) File Photo CHOOSE UNITED KINGDOM LIVERY |
"The cancellation of the Brisbane route is one of several adjustments currently being made by the airline during this time," the spokesman added. The airline paused its daily Brisbane-Abu Dhabi flights after the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, although it continues to fly to Sydney and Melbourne. Pulling the plug on Brisbane will leave Australia's third largest capital city open to Gulf competitors Emirates and Qatar Airways, the later of which continues to push for a permanent berth at the Queensland capital.
"We would absolutely love to service Brisbane on a daily basis," Qatar Airways’ Vice President Pacific Thomas Lee Scruby told Executive Traveller last month. “I think the demand is there for us to do so. To support Queensland has been a dream of Qatar Airways for many years and I really hope we can do that in the future.”
"We would absolutely love to service Brisbane on a daily basis," Qatar Airways’ Vice President Pacific Thomas Lee Scruby told Executive Traveller last month. “I think the demand is there for us to do so. To support Queensland has been a dream of Qatar Airways for many years and I really hope we can do that in the future.”
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| ETIHAD B787-9 A6-BLR (CN 39663) File Photo CHOOSE SINGAPORE LIVERY Story sourced from here |
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