Etihad South Africa flights

8 May 2012

Etihad May Super Sale: R6345 to Manchester, R6544 to Beijing & R5387 to Milan.

1 May 2012

Etihad 96 hour sale to most international destinations, including London

1 Mar 2012

Baggage allowances are increased in Diamond First Class to 50kg & in Pearl Business Class to 40kg.

1 Feb 2012

Etihad offers complimentary 96-hour visas to passengers who book accommodation at the Radisson Blu Yas Island.

24 Jan 2012

Etihad Airways discontinues its Cape Town - Johannesburg. At the same time the airline continues to provide its 7 times per week service between Abu Dhabi & Johannesburg, but at revised times on certain days of the week.

Etihad Airways has put in place a number of options for re-accommodation of guests affected by the discontinuation of service as well as the re-timing of the Johannesburg service.

Guests currently holding reservations to Cape Town will be rebooked onto an Etihad flight between Abu Dhabi & Johannesburg.

Guests who purchased their tickets prior to 30th November 2012 have the following options:

1. Accept the rebooking to/from Johannesburg. Tickets should be reissued within 30 days of the notification of schedule change. Fare difference or change of reservation fees will be waived.

2. For guests travelling to/from Cape Town only, accept the rebooking to/from Johannesburg & add flights between Johannesburg & Cape Town using local services. Rebooking & ticketing should be completed within 30 days of the original notification of schedule change. Fare difference or change of reservation fees will be waived. Booking class to be used on local services between Johannesburg & Cape Town is detailed in the table below.

3. Change the Etihad provided re-accommodation to a new date within 7 days of the original flight date. Rebooking should be in the original RBD on Etihad Airways or the lowest available RBD within the ticketed cabin. Rebooking and re-ticketing should be completed within 30 days of the original notification of schedule change. Fare difference or change of reservation fees will be waived.

4. For rebooking and ticketing not completed within 30 days of original schedule change notification the guest can be rebooked & ticketed at any new applicable fare.

5. Accept a full refund to the original form of payment. For guests who have already started their journey the residual value of the fare paid can be refunded. Refunds will apply regardless of the restrictions applicable to the fare

For guests who have booked prior to 30th November 2011 but are yet to purchase their ticket, the following options are available:

1. Accept the rebooking to/from Johannesburg. Tickets purchased and issued within 30 days of the notification of schedule change will be at the original fare.

2. For guests travelling to/from Cape Town only, accept the rebooking to/from Johannesburg & add flights between Johannesburg & Cape Town using local services. Booking class to be used on local services between Johannesburg & Cape Town is detailed in the table below. Tickets must be purchased and issued within 30 days of the original notification of schedule change at the original fare.

3. Change the Etihad provided re-accommodation to a new date within 7 days of the original flight date. Rebooking should be in the original RBD on Etihad Airways. Tickets purchased and issued within 30 days of the notification of schedule change will be at the original fare.

4. Rebook to any other flights or dates subject to availability at the applicable new fare for the journey.

 The new Johannesburg schedule, effective Tuesday, January 24, 2012:

• 3 times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays Etihad flights are scheduled to leave Abu Dhabi at 22h10, and arrive in JNB at 04h45 the following day. 

• 3 times a week on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays flights are scheduled to leave JNB at 09h15, & arrive in Abu Dhabi at 19h30. 

• 4 times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays flights are scheduled to leave Abu Dhabi at 10h35, & arrive in JNB at 17h20.

• 4 times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays flights are scheduled to leave JNB at 20h30, & arrive in Abu Dhabi at 06h45.
  

28 Sep 2010

Etihad Airways appoints Maurice Phohleli as new GM in South Africa.

30 Sep 2009

Etihad starts operating flights from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town, via Johannesburg. Dan Plato, Cape Town's Executive Mayor Alderman, was on the scene to welcome the inaugural Etihad flight from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town, as was Mansoor Mohamed, Executive Director for Economic, Social Development and Tourism who said: "The introduction of another airline to Cape Town means more tourists and therefore more jobs for the people of Cape Town. The City will continue to partner with airlines such as Etihad that will help build our city into a more globally competitive business and leisure destination."

James Hogan, Etihad Airways chief executive, said that "South Africa is a leading global destination of choice for tourism and commerce and we are thrilled to launch a daily service to Cape Town. "In addition to the strong demand for flights from expatriate South African nationals, business and leisure travellers, many thousands of football fans are expected to travel there next year when South Africa hosts the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. The daily flights to Cape Town will operate via Etihad's current daily Airbus A330 service to Johannesburg. This service started in December 2005, and is one of the airline's most successful destinations."

18 May 2009

From the 18th May Etihad Abu Dhabi - Johannesburg flights will offer the option of their award-winning first class seats. From the 28th March 2009 until the 15th May 2009 the first class service will be available on selected Etihad flights. Passengers can eat anytime they want. Etihad offers daily flights between Johannesburg & Abu Dhabi. South African passport holders do not require transit visas to go through Abu Dhabi airport.

13 Apr 2009

Etihad moves a number of its flights to its new passenger facility next to Terminal 1 at Abu Dhabi International Airport, meaning that Etihad now has flights departing from both Terminal one and Terminal three. Terminal 1 provides capacity for an extra 5 million passengers per year. Flights from Abu Dhabi to Johannesburg depart from Terminal 3.

15 Nov 2007

An Airbus A340-600 due to be delivered to Etihad is crashed into a wall at the Airbus Factory at Toulouse Blagnac International Airport, France. Five people were injured and the aircraft was written off.

Dec 2005

Etihad's inaugural flight between Johannesburg and Abu Dhabi.