Etihad is currently introducing the Airbus 321XLR, which enables it to open new secondary routes such as to Krabi, Phnom Penh or Tunis. Together with the “normal” route openings like Prague, Atlanta or Taipei, this brings the total to 15 new destinations in 2025.

To celebrate this, it is now challenging its Etihad Guest members: The first member to fly to or from all these 15 destinations will receive 5 million miles.

The question that arises is how far one is willing to go (morally) for it: Among the new destinations is also Sochi in Russia. With every passenger flying to or from Russia, the state directly earns money.

Do 5 million miles justify supporting the Russian war machine and the killing in Ukraine? A question that everyone has to answer for him/herself.