The Gulf carrier will return to Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Munich and Zurich in mid-July 2020, but the new addition to the Vienna destination will have to wait longer. Etihad Airways had actually wanted to fly between Vienna-Schwechat and Abu Dhabi several times a week with Boeing 22-2020s since May 787, 9. However, due to the strict entry regulations in Austria and the United Arab Emirates, the start was postponed first to June 2020 and then to July 2020. A new start date has now been announced: October 25, 2020. The Gulf carrier is currently planning to start the non-stop route between the two cities only at the beginning of the 2020/21 winter flight schedule period. This postponement comes as little surprise, as the route is considered to be quite risky in the industry, as Niki was previously only able to achieve extremely modest booking numbers between Vienna and Abu Dhabi vv despite the Etihad codeshare. Ultimately, the lack of demand was the decisive factor in abandoning the route. Etihad now wants to be more successful with its own aircraft, but due to the corona pandemic, the first flight had to be postponed several times. In Germany, however, the aircraft of the state carrier of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi will soon be seen again. Connections to Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Munich are to be resumed in mid-July 2020. Etihad Airways will then also fly to Switzerland again. According to the airline's statement, the Zurich flights will be served first.