As of 1 January, 2024, Etihad Airways has initiated two daily services to the Indian state of Kerala, Kozhikode (CCJ) and Thiruvananthapuram (TRV).
The first flight, EY0248, will leave for Kozhikode at 2.40pm and return at 9.30pm, with schedule adjustments from 31 March, 2024, to 26 October, 2024, where EY0249 will depart from Abu Dhabi at 2.20pm and from Kozhikode at 9.40pm.
Similar schedule applies for the Abu Dhabi to Thiruvananthapuram route via EY0292, with departure at 3.20am and return at 10.05am until 30 March, 2024. Subsequently, the EY0293 flight will leave Abu Dhabi at 2.55am and from Thiruvananthapuram at 9.50am until 26 October, 2024.
These added nonstop services increase the total number of Indian cities served by Etihad to a total of 10.
The airline has also increased the frequency of flights to Mumbai and Delhi from two to four per day, and has reintroduced services to Kolkata in 2023.
Already for this year, the airline has revealed new flights to Boston, scheduled to start at the end of March, to Nairobi commencing from May, and an inaugural direct service to Nice as well as direct flights to Mykonos and Santorini in Greece.
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.”
