Etihad Airways adds India, Maldives, Russia, Sir Lanka flights to suspended list - Arabianbusiness

Etihad Airways adds India, Maldives, Russia, Sir Lanka flights to suspended list - Arabianbusiness:

Etihad Airways on Friday added more routes to its list of suspended services as the coronavirus continued to hit the global aviation industry hard.

The Abu Dhabi-based airline said services from the UAE capital to several cities in India, Kazakhstan, Russia, the Maldives and Sir Lanka are the latest to be grounded in a bid to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

"Due to the spread of the Covid-19 novel coronavirus and its continuing impact on air travel services globally, Etihad Airways continues to follow UAE and international government and regulatory authority directives and has implemented a series of consolidated network changes," the carrier said in a statement.

"This is also being carried out for the safety and convenience of its customers and staff, and to minimise operational disruption during this period."