Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the country, resumed its flights yesterday to Kolkata Airport, after the company’s decision to resume its flights to the popular Indian city.
Etihad Airways will connect India’s financial capital, Kolkata, with the capital, Abu Dhabi, with seven non-stop flights per week.
Etihad Airways Flight EY256, the first on the new service, departed at 1:50pm Abu Dhabi local time on 26 March and landed at Kolkata International Airport, Netaji Subash Chandrua Bose, last night at 8:10am local Indian time.
The return flight, EY257, departed Kolkata at 09:05 Indian local time on 26 March, landing in Abu Dhabi shortly after midnight.
Eric D, Chief Revenue Officer, Etihad Airways, said: “We are delighted to have resumed daily flights to Kolkata, an important cultural and commercial hub of the Indian subcontinent. The restart of this vital air bridge with eastern India will support the growing demand for passengers to and around the region. And it gives them easy and convenient access to Abu Dhabi and the ability to continue flights along our global network of destinations, while experiencing a luxurious and world-class travel experience. The increasing demand for travel from that destination had a great impact on the decision to return flights to this important market.”
The new flights will be served by Etihad Airways’ Airbus A320 aircraft, offering award-winning service in an eight-seat Business Class cabin and a 150-seat Economy Class cabin, with convenient arrival times to the UAE capital and onward connections to the airline’s global network of destinations. to 67 destinations.
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