Etihad Airways will
suspend flights between Abu Dhabi and Dhaka, effective October 1
In a statement the airline said, “We will continue to serve Dhaka through our
codeshare partnership with Jet Airways via Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata. Along
with our travel agency partners, we will work closely with impacted guests to
notify them of the changes to their itineraries and re-accommodate them on
alternative flights.”
padding:0cm;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Etihad is offering the following options
for passengers who have purchased tickets on, or before June 6 for travel on,
or after October 1.
Re-booking/Rerouting
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mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">·For partially used/fully unused tickets,
re-booking, or re-routing is permitted on EY codeshare flights operated by 9W
via CCU/BOM/DEL. Rebooking to be done in the lowest RBD within the same cabin
using EY flights only.
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mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">·For point to point guests only (Between DAC-AUH)
rerouting on BG is also permitted. RBD to be used is K or B for guests in both
cabins.
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mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">·Date changes are also permitted if guests who
are booked to travel beyond October 1 and wish to travel earlier.
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mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">·Any date change fee, as well as fare difference
arising from rerouting /rebooking, is waived for this one instance only.
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mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:
EN-ZA">·Re-routing and endorsement onto any other
airlines, other than mentioned here, will not be permitted.
Cancellation/Refund
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mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:
EN-ZA">·Refund
is permitted free of charge whether the ticket is wholly unutilised, or
partially utilized, as long as there are travel segments on, or after October 1 that are impacted by this
cancellation.
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mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:
EN-ZA">·Refund
on partially utilised ticket must be calculated based upon pro-rata mileage
flown.
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mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:
EN-ZA">·The
above policy is also applicable for Group bookings.
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mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:
EN-ZA">·Guests
may contact their travel agent through whom the original ticket was purchased
or any Etihad office to process the refund.
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mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:
EN-ZA">·Please
ensure the PNR is updated with the remark
mso-border-alt:none windowtext 0cm;padding:0cm;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">"CW164
Invol change due DAC flight xxl”
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mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-language:
EN-ZA">·For
more information please contact your local Etihad Airways representative