Etihad Airways Moves to Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport

(08 Dec 2021)  Etihad Airways has switched its Moscow flights to the new state-of-the-art International Terminal C at Moscow Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport (SVO).

The Abu Dhabi-based airline will operate the daily flights with Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A321 aircraft.

Flight EY63 is scheduled to depart from Abu Dhabi (AUH) at 09:35 and arrive in Moscow (SVO) at 14:25.

The return leg, EK64, is slated to leave Moscow at 15:50 and arrive back in Abu Dhabi at 22:15.

Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 reg: A6-BLX. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com

“After 13 years connecting our two capital cities, we’re delighted to introduce the 787 on this route and move to Russia’s newest and most sophisticated airport, providing better connectivity for guests between Abu Dhabi and Moscow in support of our objective to grow trade and tourism opportunities between our two countries,” said Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Aviation Group. “Supported by an increased daily flight schedule providing Russian holiday makers and business travellers with even more opportunity to visit the UAE, this is the start of a new phase in relations building on the strong economic ties between Moscow and Abu Dhabi.”

To complement the move to SVO, Etihad continues to work with Aeroflot to enhance and develop its partnership, including the launch of codeshare services across the respective networks, and exploring other areas of cooperation to enhance guest benefits.

UAE citizens are able to obtain an entry visa to Russia on arrival, while Russian citizens are able to enter the UAE and obtain a visa on arrival valid for 30 days free of charge, which can be extended for a further 30 days for a fee.