Between November 1 and 7 , five long-haul routes joined Etihad Airways' network from its Abu Dhabi hub. Three are in Asia: Changi Mai , Hanoi , and Hong Kong . Two are in Africa: Algiers and Tunis . OAG data shows they have brought the carrier's passenger network to 87 destinations in November.

There is no denying that Etihad is extremely ambitious again. It has already announced 31 new and returning cities this year , with more coming. Its new longest service started earlier this year . But has it truly learned the lessons from its past, when it lost billions amid its period of excessiveness, overambition, and misdirection? Will its new routes perform decently enough to remain? Time will tell.

Etihad's 3 Additional Routes To Asia

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