ETIHAD AIRWAYS RETURNS TO EAST INDIA WITH DAILY FLIGHTS TO KOLKATA
- New flights between Abu Dhabi and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport
- Following reintroduction of services, Kolkata becomes airline’s 8th destination in India
- World-class attractions of Abu Dhabi are short flight away for leisure travellers
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, last night touch ed down in K olkata as the airline made its much-anticipated return to the city. With a total of seven weekly nonstop services, the airline will once again connect India’s financial capital, Kolkata, with the world through Abu Dhabi.
The first flight on the new service, EY256, departed Abu Dhabi with a full load of passengers at 1:50p m local tim e on 26 March and touched down at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Airport last night at 8:10pm local ti me.
Upon arrival in Kolkata, passengers were welcomed with a cake cutting ceremony and a celebration attended by Etihad and Kolkata Airport Executives.
The return flight, EY257, departed Kolkata at 9:05pm local time on 26 March, landing in Abu Dhabi shortly after midnight.
Arik De, Chief Revenue Officer, said, Etihad Airways, said: “Riding on the resurgence of outbound t ravel from India, we’re delighted to resume daily flights to Kolkata, a key cultural and commercia l hub in the Indian subcontinent. Re-esta blishing this vital air link with East India will support the growing demand from travelers in and around the region, offeri ng them easy access to Abu Dhabi and connectivity to our global network alongside a world-class flying experience. We have been v ery impressed with our initial demand, which reaffirms our strategy to return to this key market.”
The flights will be operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft, offering Etihad’s award-winning service to guests in 8 seats in Business Class and 150 in Economy, convenient flight timings to the UAE’s capi tal city and seamless con nections to destinations across the airline’s growing global network of 67 destinations.
From dune bashing in the desert to relaxing on its pristine beaches, soaking up rich UAE heritage and culture, or exploring attractions and theme parks such as Yas Waterworld, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi and family-favouriteW arner Bros. World™ Abu Dhabi, the UAE capital offers leisure trave llers a rich variety of memorable experience s.
Etihad passengers flying from Kolkata to the United States can benefit from the US Customs and Bor der Protect ion (CBP) facility in Abu Dhabi International Airport, the only US immigration precleara nce service in the region that allows passengers to clear US immigration while they are still in Abu D habi, meaning travellers can get hom e quicker and easier.
Flights to and from Kolkata can be booked on etihad.com, the mobile app, Etihad Airways Contact C entres or tra vel agents.
Flight schedule for Abu Dhabi – Kolkata service, effective 26 March 2023:
| Flight | Departing | Time | Arriving | Time | Aircraft | Days |
| EY258 | Abu Dhabi | 21:10 | Kolkata | 03:30 (+1) | A320 | Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat |
| EY259 | Kolkata | 04:35 | Abu Dhabi | 08:15 | A320 | Tue, Thu, Fri, Sun |
| EY 256 | Abu Dhabi | 13:50 | Kolkata | 20:10 | A320 | Tue, Fri, Sun |
| EY 257 | Kolkata | 21:15 | Abu Dhabi | 00:55 (+1) | A320 | Tue, Fri, Sun |
Photo captions:
Photo 1 : Arik De, Chief Revenue Officer at Etihad Airways, an d M aureen Bannerman, Chief Comme rcial Officer at ADAC, celebrati ng the Etihad Airways flights to Kolkata at Abu Dha bi Intern ation al A irport
Photo 2 : Passenger onboard Etihad flight EY256, before de partin g Abu Dhabi International Airport to Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Cha ndra Bose Airport.
Photo 3 : EY256 departing Abu Dhabi at 01:50 pm (UAE time) on 26 March. The daily services betwe en Abu Dh abi-Kolkata flight will be operated with an A320 aircraft, offering seamless connections to airline’s growing glo bal network and convenient flight timings to the UAE’s capital
