Etihad to fly daily to India and Sri Lanka

ETIHAD Airways is increasing services to the Indian subcontinent by launching daily services to Kozhikode and Colombo from January 1 and 2, 2013 respectively.

The Abu Dhabi-based airline currently operates thrice-weekly flights to Kozhikode and four weekly flights to Colombo. The additional services on both sectors will be operated on Airbus A320 aircraft fitted with 16 Pearl business class seats.

James Hogan, president and CEO of Etihad Airways, said: “India and Sri Lanka are important destinations for us due to strong local demand and growing traffic beyond Abu Dhabi to many key destinations across our global network. Kozhikode and Colombo are fast-growing cities that serve as major business and trade hubs with many of their inhabitants working in the Gulf region.”

Joy Peter, director, Intersight Tours India, said: “Since Air India withdrew several flights from south Indian cities to the Gulf, there has been a severe dearth of seats on these sectors that are normally in high demand. Etihad’s increased seat capacity will rationalise fares and also alleviate the demand effectively. These flights will also connect to Jeddah, Johannesburg, Milan and Toronto, allowing us to plan better itineraries.”

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