Etihad Airways will resume regular service between Melbourne and London Heathrow via Abu Dhabi after suspending all flights to, from or through Abu Dhabi in March due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Melbourne to London via Abu Dhabi service will resume May 15, while the opposite route will resume on May 21, the airline said. In both cases, just one route per day will be offered until the previous double daily connection between the two cities resumes. For both routes, passengers will remain onboard in Abu Dhabi, and will be subject to "an extensive sanitisation and safety programme" on flights and at airports," Etihad said.