There are due to be new flights included in the flight portfolio of Etihad Airways to Hyderabad in India from November. This initial four times per week flight will increase to a daily flight from 2010.

Hyderabad, the state of Andhra Praddesh’s capital city, is the seventh Indian destination to be offered by Etihad. These flights are served by the Airbus A320 which has 120 economy seats and a further 20 seats for business travel. The CEO of Etihad, James Hogan, commented on the new flight when he 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.”

The airline views this addition as a great opportunity not only for Etihad Airlines but also the wider Hyderabadi community working and living in the Emirate where the news of the flight has been welcomed.

In addition to increasing point-to-point traffic the airlines expects Hyderabad to be an important addition to the Etihad network. The airline forecasts popular traffic flow between India and both Europe and North America.

Etihad is also looking to secure flights to Abu Dhabi and also other Indian destinations such as Bangladore.

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