January 2, 2024News

Etihad Adds Two New Flights To India

On New Year’s Day, UAE’s national carrier, Etihad, commenced direct flights to two new destinations in India. These are daily services to Kozhikode (CCJ) and Thiruvananthapuram (TRV), both in Kerala state. The airline will use the Airbus A321 on these routes. With these two routes, Etihad has increased its direct services to India to ten cities.

Also Read: Air Arabia Launches Nonstop Flights To Kozhikode

Last year, the carrier reintroduced its nonstop flight to Kolkata. Moreover, it bumped its daily services to Delhi and Mumbai, two of its most popular routes, from two per day to four times a day.

From March 31, 2024, Etihad will further bolster its international network with a service to Boston, USA. Soon afterwards (May 1, 2024), it will commence direct flights to Nairobi, Kenya. Also, its summer schedule includes inaugural nonstop flights to Nice, France, and to the Greek isles of Mykonos and Santorini.

Also Read: Etihad Airways Expands List Of Codeshare Partnerships

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May 8, 2024

airBaltic Launches Three New Flights From Riga

As part of its 2024 summer season, Latvian airline airBaltic has launched three new flights from its primary hub, Riga. All three are direct flights to Skopje, Chisinau and Pristina. The carrier will fly two weekly flights to the three cities mentioned above.

Skopje is the capital of North Macedonia, and the flight here from Riga will take about 2 hours and 46 minutes. The nonstop service from Riga to Chisinau, Moldova’s capital, will take 2 hours and 30 minutes. Lastly, the flight time between Riga and Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, should take about 2 hours and 50 minutes.

airBaltic aims to offer 15 new routes from the Baltics and Tampere during the summer season. All flights will be operated on an Airbus A220-300.

Also Read: airBaltic Connects Tampere With Palma De Mallorca

May 8, 2024

LOT Polish Airlines To Add Three Embraer Jets Soon

Poland’s flag carrier, LOT Polish Airlines, has decided to lease three new Embraer E195-E2 jets from lessor Azorra. The first of the trio will join the carrier’s fleet by July end, while others should get into action within Q3 of 2024. LOT says the transition of flight crews from E1 to E2 aircraft won’t take more than a few days.

The Embraer E192-E2, a single-aisle jet, can seat a maximum of 146 passengers. However, LOT Polish Airlines has chosen a relatively comfortable layout of 136 seats in a single class. The airline’s fleet presently comprises 43 Embraer E-Jets, making it one of the largest operators of the said aircraft family in Europe.