Indian carrier to operate 11 new flights to UAE

Trivandrum: Air India has initiated a number of steps, including an increase in services, to end the woes of passengers in Kerala-Gulf sector.
Its budget airline, Air India Express, will operate 11 new flights from Trivandrum International Airport to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah from February 18 a week as part of the initiative, said Air India Chairman V. Thulsidas.
He told reporters here yesterday that the flights now being operated from Karipur airport to various Gulf countries via Trivandrum, Cochin and other airports will subsequently become direct flights.
The flights from Calicut to various airports in the United Arab Emirates will be increased following bilateral negotiations with the UAE authorities. The AIE will operate additional flights from Calicut to Doha and Bahrain from February 19, he added.
Thulsidas said Trivandrum would be made an operating base of Air India to check flight delays.
31/01/08 T.K. Devasia/Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates

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