Flights To India To Be Increased By Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways is to greatly increase options for travel to and from India, introducing more flights and wide-body jets by the end of this year, with further increases and new routes next year, subject to regulatory approval.

From 1 November this year, Etihad Airways plans to more than triple the number of seats it now offers on the prime Abu Dhabi – Mumbai and Abu Dhabi – New Delhi routes, reflecting the growing importance of the Indian market, and delivering significant economic benefits to the economies of India and Abu Dhabi.

James Hogan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, said: “India is one of the world’s fastest-growing destinations, and a key market in the growth strategy of Etihad Airways ... Following the recent signing of a new air services agreement between India and the UAE, we now have the opportunity to add significant capacity between the two countries, not only meeting existing demand for trade and tourist travel but also ensuring that we can meet the continued strong growth which is expected between our two countries. The big winners will be our passengers and freight customers and the economies of India and Abu Dhabi.”

By 31 December, 2013, Etihad Airways plans to:

- Increase from daily to double-daily its Abu Dhabi-Mumbai and Abu Dhabi-New Delhi flights;

- Use wide-bodied Airbus A340-600 aircraft on one of the daily Abu Dhabi – Mumbai flights, offering First, Business and Economy Classes;

- Use wide-bodied Airbus A330-200 aircraft on one of the daily Abu Dhabi - New Delhi flights, offering Business and Economy Class; and

- Upgrade daily Abu Dhabi – Chennai flights from 136-seat Airbus A320s to new Airbus A321s, seating 174 passengers.

Subject to regulatory approval, Etihad also intends to codeshare on a wide range of flights operated within India by Jet Airways.

Specific details of new routes between Abu Dhabi and India and codeshare services with Jet Airways are expected to be unveiled progressively, as approvals are received and operational details are finalized.

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Bangkok Airways Adds More Flights

Bangkok Airways will add more flights on domestic and international routes to meet an increase in tourist traffic to Thailand.

Flights will increase from Bangkok on three domestic routes to Lampang, Krabi and Phuket as well as one international route to Yangon.

Using ATR72s, the flight to Lampang will increase from two to three daily starting 27 October. PG207 will depart Bangkok at 1220 and arrive in Lampang at 1350, while the return flight, PG208, will depart Lampang at 1420 and arrive in Bangkok at 1550.

Also using the ATR72, the airline will add one more flight on its Bangkok-Krabi route to three daily effective 1 December. PG267 will depart Bangkok at 1320 and arrive in Krabi at 1440, while the return flight, PG268, will depart Krabi at 1525 and arrive in Bangkok at 1650.

The smaller aircraft allows the airline to offer higher daily frequency and that adds convenience for passengers who want to have a wider choice of departure times.

The Bangkok – Phuket service will increase from seven to eight daily flights starting from 1 December and using the larger Airbus 320.

PG283 will depart Bangkok at 0910 and arrive in Phuket at 1035, while the return flight, PG284, will depart Phuket at 1130 and arrive in Bangkok at 1255.

On the Bangkok-Yangon route, the airline will increase from three to four daily flights using a mix of Airbus 320s and ATR72s starting 27 October.

The additional flight, PG707, will depart Bangkok at 1340 and arrive in Yangon at 1430, while the return flight, PG708, will depart Yangon at 1520 and arrive in Bangkok at 1715. Myanmar time is 30 minutes behind Thailand time.

Currently, the airline operates flights to nine domestic and 12 international routes.

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Lao Airlines expansion

Laos Airlines

From Threeland Travel Indochina's Blog - June 2012

Lao Airlines commercial director, Saleum Tayarath, informed that this year the carrier will launch charter services to Seoul in Korea in August and three weekly scheduled services to Guangzhou by November.

According to the statistics from the Tourism Development Department of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, tourist arrivals from Korea soared 42.66%, as the low-cost Jin Air in Korea recently started two weekly scheduled services after operating charter flights. In the China market, China Eastern Airlines has been operating flights from Kunming and Nanning to Vientiane, while Laos Airlines currently offers flights to Kunming and Jinghong. Arrivals from China grew significantly at 33.7%.

Regarding network expansion, Mr. Saleum said the carrier was dealing with Airbus to obtain A321 or A320 aircraft to operate medium-haul flights. In the current situation, the carrier operates 10 aircraft – two A320s, four ATR72s and four MA-60s.

This expansion will play an important role in improving the flight service quality and boosting North East Asian visitors to enter Laos market, making it an emerging tourism site in Asia. Tourists can easily opt for multiple choices of flight routes with lower expenses and shorter itinerary, together with better customer services. If you want to access more information or make any enquiry about this field, please contact us or visit: Threeland Travel's website.

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