Budget carrier Air India Express has introduced a direct flight between Abu Dhabi and Bengaluru, enhancing connectivity between the UAE capital and several Indian cities. Bengaluru, the largest station for Air India Express, now has over 200 weekly flights.
With this new route, Indians from cities such as Ayodhya, Bagdogra, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Goa, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Pune, Ranchi, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam can connect to Abu Dhabi.
Air India Express operates direct flights from Abu Dhabi to Bengaluru, Kannur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mangaluru, Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram and Tiruchirappalli. The airline connects 17 Indian cities to Abu Dhabi via one-stop itineraries.
Last week, Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo announced the launch of direct flights between Abu Dhabi and Mangaluru, Coimbatore and Tiruchirappalli starting next month. Flights on the Abu Dhabi-Mangaluru route will operate daily from August 9, while the Tiruchirappalli-Abu Dhabi route will operate four times a week starting August 11. Direct flights between Coimbatore and Abu Dhabi will operate thrice weekly from August 10.