Over the New Year holiday, Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad Airways commenced operations on two new routes to India.
Celebrating the new route launch – Image, Etihad Airways
The new routes operate from Abu Dhabi to Kozhikode (CCJ) and Thiruvananthapuram (TRV) in the Kerala region of India.
Services are operated daily on these new routes.
These non-stop services to each destination bring the total number of Indian gateways served by Etihad to 10, allowing passengers to connect from India to the Etihad network. It comes after the airline restarted its Kolkata service in 2023.
The new routes operate as follows, with a timetable change in March:
Abu Dhabi – Kozhikode
| Flight Number |
From | To | Frequency | Departure Airport |
Departure Time |
Arrival Airport |
Arrival Time |
| EY 0248 | 1-Jan-24 | 30-Mar-24 | Daily | Abu Dhabi | 14:40 | Kozhikode | 19:55 |
| EY 0249 | 1-Jan-24 | 30-Mar-24 | Daily | Kozhikode | 21:30 | Abu Dhabi | 0:05+1 |
| Flight
Number |
From | To | Frequency | Departure Airport |
Departure Time |
Arrival Airport |
Arrival Time |
| EY 0248 | 31-Mar-24 | 26-Oct-24 | Daily | Abu Dhabi | 14:20 | Kozhikode | 19:50 |
| EY 0249 | 31-Mar-24 | 26-Oct-24 | Daily | Kozhikode | 21:40 | Abu Dhabi | 0:05+1 |
Abu Dhabi – Thiruvananthapuram
| Flight Number |
From | To | Frequency | Departure Airport |
Departure Time |
Arrival Airport |
Arrival Time |
| EY 0292 | 1-Jan-24 | 30-Mar-24 | Daily | Abu Dhabi | 03:20 | Thiruvananthapuram | 09:00 |
| EY 0293 | 1-Jan-24 | 30-Mar-24 | Daily | Thiruvananthapuram | 10:05 | Abu Dhabi | 12:55 |
| Flight Number |
Date | Date | Frequency | Departure Airport |
Departure Time |
Arrival Airport |
Arrival Time |
| EY 0292 | 31-Mar-24 | 26-Oct-24 | Daily | Abu Dhabi | 02:55 | Thiruvananthapuram | 08:45 |
| EY 0293 | 31-Mar-24 | 26-Oct-24 | Daily | Thiruvananthapuram | 09:50 | Abu Dhabi | 12:30 |
In Quotes
Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad, said:
“We have established a fantastic group of non-stop 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. Moreover, they have the opportunity to enjoy a fantastic stopover in Abu Dhabi as an integral part of their journey.”
A lot more to come
As 2024 begins, this is but the first of many new routes for Etihad.
The airline has announced new flights to Boston (USA) from 31st March, and Nairobi (Kenya) on 1st May, with summer seeing the addition of an inaugural non-stop service to Nice (France) and direct flights to the Greek isles of Mykonos and Santorini.
It’s going to be a busy summer for the airline as it seeks to serve its passenger base.
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