Etihad Airways flies to Costa Rica for the first time – The National

Etihad Airways flies to Costa Rica for the first time – The National

Etihad Airways flies to Costa Rica for the first time. The UAE airline took Costa Rican nationals back home, alongside humanitarian aid. Etihad Airways operated its first flight from Abu Dhabi to San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, on Friday, June 12, as the UAE's national airline took citizens back home.. Etihad Airways has since operated numerous repatriation flights and provided humanitarian aid to a number of cities and countries, some of which were not in the airline's network.. On Friday, June 5, the airline flew its first flight to Cuba , returning Cuban nationals to Havana.. Taking off from Abu Dhabi International Airport, Etihad pilots flew the Boeing 777-300 jet for 21 hours and 25 minutes to land at Jose Marti International Airport, just outside Cuba's capital.. Any passengers travelling now must observe onboard social-distancing measures, including wearing face masks and gloves throughout the flight.. The charter flight to Costa Rica is one of more than 2,500 flights that Etihad has piloted to 101 cities since airports in the UAE closed.. The airline pledged to give customers 50 per cent of the value of vouchers purchased as additional credit.. The deal is only available on vouchers purchased