Etihad to add additional daily flight to Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram in May

Etihad, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is to operate an additional flight each from Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram to Abu Dhabi in May this year.

Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, senior airline officials said that with the addition of the new flights, Etihad will offer three flights a day from Chennai and two flights a day from Thiruvananthapuram. The additional flights will operate only in May as of now, officials said.

“We are putting extra capacity into these two cities as we see extra demand in May from these markets,” said Neerja Bhatia, Vice President, Indian-Sub Continent, Etihad Airways.

The airline currently operates a daily flight to Thiruvananthapuram and a twice daily flight to Chennai.