Abu Dhabi gets Amritsar link with Air India Express

Air India Express' new route launch between Abu Dhabi and the Indian city of Amritsar increases Abu Dhabi's already strong connectivity to the Indian subcontinent and is set to better serve the large Indian expatriate community in the Emirate.

The route will be served three times per week with a B737-800 aircraft configured in an all economy cabin. The aircraft will arrive at Abu Dhabi International Airport at 21:25 every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and depart again at 22:20 on the same day. The flights will continue on to Delhi after Amritsar, thus increasing the number of services between Abu Dhabi and Delhi offered by Air India Express and Air India to six per week. Since the airline first started flying to the UAE capital four years ago, it has experienced organic growth and high demand for services to India, which has led the airline to increase frequencies and launch new routes.

Air India Express is the low cost airline subsidiary of Air India, which operates from its base at Cochin International Airport. Air India and Air India Express now connect Abu Dhabi with nine destinations in India with 36 weekly flights, and a weekly service from Kochi and Kozhikode to Al Ain International Airport, the Emirates second largest airport and a low cost carrier hub for the region.

‫ِ‬Ahmad Al Haddabi, Senior Vice President of Airport Operations at Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC), said: “ADAC is delighted to offer its customers greater connectivity and to be part of the growth of our long standing airline customer. India is one of our largest markets and passenger traffic is increasing every month, showing that there is strong demand for this service.

“ADAC is extremely pleased to support the growth of another low cost carrier at Abu Dhabi International Airport, giving our passengers even more reach and options for travel.”

Amritsar is a bustling city with a distinct ‘frontier’ character. The city sits close to the India-Pakistan border and is home to the famous Harmandir Sahib Gurdwara, or Golden Temple, which is the most sacred religious site for Sikhs.