EY Resumption of Flights?
 

We have a booking on EY to transit from SYD via AUH to LHR in mid-May which is still scheduled as operating. I am aware that EY has previously noted that it will be resuming flights in May (only to push back the date from 1 May to 16 May).

Grateful if anyone has any insight (from the UAE etc) as to whether this updated plan is realistic. Note that EK is not resuming flights until late June / early July...

99.9999% these flights in May are not happening.

That's pretty high degree of certainty! What are you basing that on? I was surprised also, but then saw that Etihad came out and said they had their state shareholder's support to relaunch in May?

Want to bet? :)

Seems you might know more than you are letting on!!

These are flights home for us, so it would be good to know if you actually do (or are just taking a punt!).

Flights won’t be happening. No Australians will be able to travel by then. They’re not going to operate for a few passengers.

Probably more likely towards end of year.

Take a dose of reality.

Exactly.

Its will be hard to imagine how medium/long haul flights can operate at all in the foreseeable future. . Without a vaccine or a cure (a strong possibility that neither will ever be available), social distancing is the only thing available to us. It is nearly impossible on a plane to be 2M from other people unless you are flying J or F. Or fly in Y with 25% load.

Official: Abu Dhabi's Etihad extends suspension of scheduled flights to at least May 16

I'll bet they'll extend further later on.

Just had a raft of cancelled flight emails this afternoon (GST) for bookings in May. Called EY Premium line and they confirmed scheduled flights now suspended until 31st May - EY Website has just been updated.
https://www.etihad.com/en-ae/travel-updates/covid-19. Repatriation flights extended to 31st May

Our special flights schedule

Until 31 May 2020, our outbound flights from Abu Dhabi are available to 15 destinations. All flights are subject to change.

Outbound flights schedule:

• Amsterdam: 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27 and 30 May
• Barcelona: 30 April & 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28 and 31 May
• Brussels: 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 and 31 May
• Dublin: 1 May
• Frankfurt: 10, 17, 24 and 31 May
• Jakarta: 30 April & 7, 14, 21 and 28 May
• Kuala Lumpur: 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 May
• London: 30 April & 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27 and 30 May
• Manila: 30 April & 1, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 19, 21, 22, 26, 28 and 29 May
• Melbourne: 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26 and 29 May
• New York: 4 May
• Seoul: 30 April and 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, 19, 21, 23, 26, 28 and 30 May
• Singapore: 5, 12, 19 & 26 May
• Tokyo: 18, 21, 25 and 28 May
• Zurich: 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 and 31 May

These flights have been approved by the UAE Government, and we’re working closely with authorities to continue these types of operations.

Looks like June now.

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/coronav...hts-to-june-16

Wow things still moving fast here in AD. Looks like EY have adopted a creeping date methodology unlike EK's far off line in the sand approach.

Told you :)

You were spot on!

Care to try for 2/2 with a bet as to whether they'll be operating on 16 June as now planned?!

A month and a half is like half a year these days, so I can't really make a sensible bet. I'll quit while I am winning :D

True! Rebooked with QR in the end as need to get home...unusual to be flying them as have been back and forth on EY the last few years, but I suppose will be good to compare at least!