The flights have been timed to arrive in the Austrian capital in the early morning to provide travellers with the ideal weekend getaway

Etihad Airways will launch flights to Vienna this summer, operating twice weekly from July 18, using a Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

The airline says that travellers visiting the country can check in to their flights from the comfort of their own home up to seven hours before the flight. Passengers can process their bags, choose their seat and collect their boarding pass and luggage tags from their home in Abu Dhabi, allowing them to skip the airport queues when they arrive.

Etihad also recently launched its Verified to Fly service, allowing guests to validate their Covid-19 travel documents before arriving at the airport, to enable fast track check in and a smoother journey through the airport.