Etihad Airways expands capacity to Kerala, India

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Etihad Airways on Wednesday announced additional flights to mark the 10th anniversary of its southern Indian state of Kerala-bound operations.

The airline has launched a fourth daily non-stop service between Kozhikode and its Abu Dhabi hub. The extra capacity takes to 63 the total number of weekly services between Abu Dhabi and its three Kerala gateways of Kochi, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram. This represents over 30 per cent of Etihad Airways’ frequencies from across 11 Indian cities it serves.

The current capacity includes four flights a day to Kozhikode; thrice-daily to Kochi and double daily to Thiruvananthapuram. The Kerala flights are operated with a mix of Airbus 320 and A321 aircraft featuring up to 16 seats in Business Class and 158 in Economy.