Air India Express to start direct Navi Mumbai–Abu Dhabi flights from July 15
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New Delhi: Air India Express will launch direct flights between Navi Mumbai International Airport and Abu Dhabi from July 15, becoming the first carrier to begin international operations from Maharashtra’s new airport.
The service will initially run twice weekly on Wednesdays and Fridays, and will expand to three weekly flights with an additional Sunday service from July 29. Under the schedule, the Abu Dhabi-to-Navi Mumbai flight departs at 5:45 am and arrives at 10:20 am (local time), while the return leg leaves Navi Mumbai at 2:55 am and reaches Abu Dhabi at 4:35 am (local time).
With the new route, Air India Express will operate 30 weekly flights from Navi Mumbai, linking the airport directly with Abu Dhabi, Bengaluru and Delhi. The airline said it is increasing its footprint in Maharashtra with more than 95 weekly flights from Mumbai, over 100 weekly flights from Pune and 14 weekly flights from Nagpur.
The carrier noted the added Abu Dhabi service will provide travellers across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region another gateway to the UAE and improve connectivity. Bookings for the route are open via the airline’s website, mobile app and other channels.
Air India Express operates an extensive West Asia network connecting multiple Indian cities with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The rollout comes as airlines scale up operations at Navi Mumbai International Airport, which is expected to ease congestion at Mumbai’s existing airport and develop into a major hub in western India.
(Inputs from IANS)