Abu Dhabi: With India being a strong tourism market for Abu Dhabi, the city’s Zayed International Airport is to increase direct flights to 22 Indian cities in August, according to a senior executive.
Currently, the airport has 17 direct connections to Indian cities.
“We have now, as we speak, 17 cities which are online with Abu Dhabi Airport and in August that number will go from 17 cities to 22, which is already an amazing growth,” Abu Dhabi Airports Chief Commercial Officer Carsten Norland said.
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He was speaking at a panel discussion in Abu Dhabi in connection with the launch of new flights to the city by Air India Express.
The Tata Group-owned airline this week started flights to Abu Dhabi from Navi Mumbai, Indore and Lucknow. It will commence services from Guwahati to the Gulf city next month.
“India is a really strong market. The number of passengers coming here from India is growing more than 20 per cent every year. We are running out of traffic rights,” Norland said.
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According to him, there is a high demand for more capacity and more destinations.
“So we are ready, we have t
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