Etihad to add daily flight on Abu Dhabi-Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai route

Etihad Airways will operate an additional daily flight on the Abu Dhabi-Thiruvananthapuram route and on the Abu Dhabi-Chennai route just for the month of May using its narrow-body aircraft, a top executive of the airline said on Thursday. The airline currently flies one daily frequency to Thiruvananthapuram and two daily frequencies to Chennai.

“We have added another seven weekly flights to Chennai and another seven to Trivandrum (Thiruvananthapuram). So, Trivandrum goes up to 14 (weekly flights) and Chennai goes up to 21 (weekly flights) for the month of May,” said Neerja Bhatia, Vice President, Indian sub-continent, Etihad Airways.

“It is only for the month of May at the moment. We will let you know we have any long-term plans (for these additional flights),” she told reporters.