Abu Dhabi’s Etihad announces fourth daily service to India’s Kozhikode

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways has announced a fourth daily non-stop service to Kozhikode in the Indian state of Kerala.

The new route takes Etihad’s weekly service total to Kerala gateways Kochi, Kozhikode and Thiruvananthapuram to 63.

This includes four flights a day to Kozhikode; three to Kochi and two to Thiruvananthapuram.

Etihad’s equity partner Jet Airways also operates seven flights a week from Kochi to Abu Dhabi.

The two carriers have 250 flights a week between Abu Dhabi and 15 Indian cities.

Etihad said it had flown 3.5 million passengers from the state since 2007.