UAE national carrier Etihad Airways has introduced two new daily services to the Indian state of Kerala.
From 1 January, 2024, the airline commenced operating flights from Abu Dhabi to Kozhikode (CCJ) and Thiruvananthapuram (TRV).
Until 30 March, 2024, EY0248 will depart from Abu Dhabi to Kozhikode at 2.40pm, whereas the return flight will leave Kozhikode at 9.30pm. From 31 March, 2024, until 26 October, 2024, EY0249 will depart from Abu Dhabi at 2.20pm and from Kozhikode at 9.40pm.
Similarly, until 30 March, 2024, EY0292 will depart from Abu Dhabi to Thiruvananthapuram at 3.20am, whereas the return flight will leave Thiruvananthapuram at 10.05am. From 31 March, 2024, until 26 October, 2024, EY0293 will depart from Abu Dhabi at 2.55am and from Thiruvananthapuram at 9.50am.
These nonstop services take the total number of Indian gateways served by Etihad to 10.
In 2023, Etihad reintroduced services to Kolkata. Furthermore, the airline has increased the frequencies of flights to Mumbai and Delhi, two of its busiest routes, from two per day to four.
Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad, said: “We have established a fantastic group of nonstop routes between India and Abu Dhabi, providing customers with easier access to our growing network without transiting through one of the main Indian hub airports.
“Seamless and practical connections at Abu Dhabi ensure that our guests can easily access destinations across the GCC, Europe – including our four daily services to London – and North America.”
For this year, Etihad has already announced new flights to Boston starting on 31 March and to Nairobi from 1 May, as well as an inaugural direct service to Nice and direct flights to the Greek isles of Mykonos and Santorini.
Starting 14 November last year, Etihad moved all of its operations in Abu Dhabi to the new Terminal A which can handle 45 million passengers annually.
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