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Vietjet introducing flights to a fourth destination in India

VietJet is to launch the first nonstop service linking Vietnam with the Japanese city Hiroshima, as well as growing its network in India.

Bahrain, Dammam and Jeddah will receive new routes from India over the coming weeks.

Flights from Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Goa and Kochi will transfer from London Heathrow.

The fast-growing startup said it is taking delivery of a new aircraft every 15 days.

India’s newest airline will begin operations on Aug. 7.

The joint venture between Air Arabia and Etihad Airways plans to increase the number of points it serves in India to six.

CEO Navdip Singh Judge says that if its long-haul low-cost model doesn’t work then that business model doesn’t work.

Routes rounds-up the latest new route announcements, as well as services returning to carriers’ networks.

The carrier is growing its footprint in the Indian market with a new route to Mumbai.

The two carriers are set to introduce more than 20 new routes in India over the coming months.

Connectivity is being enhanced from Jharsuguda and Hyderabad, while the Indian airline is also starting a new route to Ras Al-Khaimah.

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Under its revised schedule, Oman Air will introduce second daily rotations between Muscat and Bangalore and Kochi; will boost weekly frequencies between Muscat and Lucknow from seven to eleven; will increase flights between Muscat and Jaipur to ten weekly from the current daily offering; and will add one additional weekly flight on the Muscat – Goa route to offer a daily schedule.

Building on the momentum from last year, when 17 new destinations where added to the network, the airline has further cemented its commitment to enhance connectivity between different cultures.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) national carrier Etihad Airways has commenced a major expansion of its Indian operations following the approval of an