Etihad to launch flights to Hyderabad

People planning to visit India this year will be offered a new travel option when Etihad Airways launches new flights to Hyderabad.

The carrier will launch four weekly services to the Indian city from Abu Dhabi in November, with plans to increase the frequency to a daily service in January 2010.

Etihad will reportedly be the first airline to offer flights to Hyderabad, the state capital of Andhra Pradesh, from Abu Dhabi.

Hyderabad will be the operator's seventh destination in India, joining other cities including Chennai, Kozhikode, Mumbai and Delhi.

James Hogan, chief executive of Etihad Airways, said: "Etihad has made no secret of the fact that it wants to build up its Indian services and looks forward to expand its flying programme to the country with the launch of this exciting new service.

"Hyderabad is a key Indian destination not currently served directly from Abu Dhabi."

Other destinations that the airline has added to its international network from Abu Dhabi this year include Melbourne, Athens and Chicago.

Posted by Andrea, 06 August 2009 15:22

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