Etihad Airways: Etihad expands presence in India; Kolkata-Abu Dhabi route to start from March 2023

Etihad Airways plans to expand its flight network India Services to Ahmedabad, Chennai, Cochin and Delhi will be added from early next year.The Gulf carrier also announced plans on Thursday to launch a daily flight service Calcutta from Abu Dhabi From March 26, 2023, a total of 7 direct services to Joy City will be provided every week.

These flights will be Airbus The A320 offers eight business class seats and 150 economy class seats, according to a press release.

A spokesman for Etihad Airways told PTI: “While re-establishing the air route with Kolkata, Etihad Airways will also provide direct flights to Ahmedabad (2 flights per day) and Chennai (2 flights per day). ) to provide additional services to strengthen its network.”

In addition, Cochin will see an increase of six flights per week to 13 flights per week from March 26, 2023. Daily flights to Delhi and Mumbai will also be added from April 24 next year.

The spokesman said the re-launch of flights to Kolkata and increased frequency on other routes will significantly increase Etihad Airways’ footprint in India from 77 to 118 weekly flights.

“Our return to Kolkata will also coincide with our twice-daily flights to New York, providing better access between India and the US via Abu Dhabi, and our guests can take advantage of our US pre-clearance facilities seamlessly. Arriving in every state,” Martin Drew, Etihad Airways’ senior vice president of global sales and cargo, said in a press release.