AI Express to resume Abu Dhabi flight from March
TNN | Feb 12, 2020, 04.11 AM IST
Trichy: Air India Express will resume its service to Abu Dhabi from Trichy international airport from the last week of March, after a gap of eight years, apart from launching new services to Doha, Delhi and Madurai.
With these new additions, the total number of international destinations from Trichy will increase to seven and number of services to 98( from 91). In terms of domestic services, it will increase to 70 from the existing 63.
It may be noted that among the tier-2 airports, Trichy airport connects all the major airports in UAE – Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, after Cochin and Ahmedabad airports, authorities said.
When contacted, a senior official from Air India Express at Trichy International Airport told TOI an official announcement will be issued within few days.
Till 2009, Air India Express had two (Thursdays and Saturdays) weekly services to Abu Dhabi. It was withdrawn from October 27, 2012, citing operational reasons.
Ever since its withdrawal, Tamils working in Abu Dhabi have been demanding to resume the service.
“Around five to six lakh Tamils hailing from Trichy and surrounding districts are working here for years. They have to reach Sharjah or Dubai first to reach Trichy. It takes three to four hours more than direct travel to Trichy from Abu Dhabi. We have also spent more money on that. Hereafter, our ordeal to reach our home town comes to an end. We thank Air India Express for resuming the service”, said N Malik Mohammed, native of Adhirampattinam in Thanjavur, working with National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC).
TNN | Feb 12, 2020, 04.11 AM IST
Trichy: Air India Express will resume its service to Abu Dhabi from Trichy international airport from the last week of March, after a gap of eight years, apart from launching new services to Doha, Delhi and Madurai.
With these new additions, the total number of international destinations from Trichy will increase to seven and number of services to 98( from 91). In terms of domestic services, it will increase to 70 from the existing 63.
It may be noted that among the tier-2 airports, Trichy airport connects all the major airports in UAE – Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, after Cochin and Ahmedabad airports, authorities said.
When contacted, a senior official from Air India Express at Trichy International Airport told TOI an official announcement will be issued within few days.
Till 2009, Air India Express had two (Thursdays and Saturdays) weekly services to Abu Dhabi. It was withdrawn from October 27, 2012, citing operational reasons.
Ever since its withdrawal, Tamils working in Abu Dhabi have been demanding to resume the service.
“Around five to six lakh Tamils hailing from Trichy and surrounding districts are working here for years. They have to reach Sharjah or Dubai first to reach Trichy. It takes three to four hours more than direct travel to Trichy from Abu Dhabi. We have also spent more money on that. Hereafter, our ordeal to reach our home town comes to an end. We thank Air India Express for resuming the service”, said N Malik Mohammed, native of Adhirampattinam in Thanjavur, working with National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC).
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