Trivandrum International Airport

The LCC has launched its first flights to China and is increasing its network in India to eight destinations in response to strong demand.

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

The carrier is also laying the groundwork for a fifth new route to India.

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.

The LCC has signed a codeshare deal with Oman Air, while service has begun to six destinations in India.

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Gulf carrier aims to “gradually” resume services with the goal of operating 45% of its pre-COVID capacity by August.

Over the last decade, the city has emerged as an important passenger and cargo destination for the airline in the Indian sub-continent. Since the start of its operations, it has carried over two million passengers on the route and moved up to 105,000 tonnes of cargo in and out of Thiruvananthapuram.

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has announced its plans to increase its direct services to Trivandrum International Airport, Thiruvananthapuram with a daily operation launching from December 5, 2014.

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.