Dubai: Air India, India’s flag carrier, to expand services to daily flights to Abu Dhabi from November 1 from five weekly flights, a statement by Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) said Wednesday.
“ADAC is preparing to welcome an Air India daily service from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi International Airport, starting 1st November 2010. This frequency increase from five flights per week to daily came as a response to the growing demand that the market is witnessing for more flights to and from the Indian Subcontinent,” an ADAC statement said.
During the first half of 2010, passenger traffic on the Indian market has recorded an increase of 17 per cent, compared with the same period in 2009.
Jagmit Singh, Manager - Air India, Abu Dhabi & Al Ain commented: “Air India is pleased to announce this increase in frequency on the Mumbai – Abu Dhabi route, which reflects our confidence in the Abu Dhabi market; a market which is progressing towards its impressive vision for 2030. We believe this is just the beginning of future successes and closer ties between our two countries.”
These additional services raise Air India’s total number of flights to Abu Dhabi to 14, connecting the UAE capital with both Mumbai and Delhi. Air India will be operating on a daily basis an A321 aircraft departing from Abu Dhabi at 02:40 am, local time, and arriving into Mumbai at 6:55 am, local time. The aircraft will offer both business and economy class services.
Ahmad Al Haddabi, Senior Vice President Airports’ Operations at ADAC said: “We are delighted to see that our airline partners are keen to expand their services to meet our passengers’ growing demand. At ADAC, we continuously support such initiatives, assisting us in offering our customers more choices and putting us a step forward towards our goal in becoming a world class airport.”
