Etihad Airways has delayed the planned start of its Abu Dhabi-Asmar a service from 7 November to 29 March 2027, shifting the route into next summer’s schedule. The Eritrea capital service is now set to operate four times a week with Airbus A320 aircraft, extending a launch that had already been in the timetable and then moved back by almost five months.
The revision affects a route that was previously scheduled rather than newly unveiled, and current booking pages for Asmara show no availability for August or September 2026. That points to no near-term commencement despite the earlier timetable. The change also aligns with updates in schedule-tracking data showing the route removed from the November 2026 launch window and reopened for late March 2027.