Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, will increase frequencies on previously announced special flights worldwide throughout May and June while adding new services to Belgrade, Dublin, Geneva, Milan, Paris Charles de Gaulle, and Toronto.

In addition to the recently launched link between Melbourne and London, Etihad will also add services to Sydney, allowing a direct transit connection to and from the UK capital via Abu Dhabi.

Etihad continues to follow UAE and international government, regulatory and health authority directives and is playing its part in helping to limit the spread of COVID-19. The airline has implemented an extensive sanitisation and customer safety programme and is practising the highest standards of hygiene at every part of the customer journey.

This includes catering, aircraft and cabin deep-cleaning, check-in, health screening, boarding, inflight, crew interaction, meal service, disembarkation and ground transportation, among others.

Schedule of special flights from May 19 to June 15:

Amsterdam: 20, 22, 27, 29 May & 1, 3, 8, 10, 15 June

Barcelona: 24, 31 May & 7, 14 June

Belgrade: 21 May

Brussels: 24, 31 May & 7, 14 June

Dublin: 23, 30 May & 6, 13 June

Geneva: 23, 30 May & 6, 13 June

Frankfurt: 24, 31 May & 7, 14 June

Jakarta: 21, 28 May & 4, 11 June

Kuala Lumpur: 23, 30 May & 6, 13 June

London Heathrow: 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 28, 30 May & 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15 June

Melbourne: 20, 22, 27, 28 May & 4, 11 June

Milan: 24, 31 May & 7, 14 June

Paris CDG: 24, 31 May & 7, 14 June

Seoul Incheon: 21, 23, 28, 30 May & 4, 6, 11, 13 June

Singapore: 19 May & 2, 9 June

Sydney: 26 May & 2, 9 June

Tokyo Narita: 25 May & 1, 8 June

Toronto: 21 May

Zurich: 24, 31 May & 7, 14 June

As a precautionary measure, guests travelling on Etihad Airways flights are required to wear a face mask throughout their journey, an airline statement said.