Abu Dhabi: Etihad Airways is celebrating 20 years of flying to India. To celebrate the milestone, the airline is offering discounts of up to 20 per cent on flights to and from India when booking through etihad.com. The sale runs from September 19 to 21 for travel from October 1, 2024 to March 15, 2025.

Etihad launched flights to the commercial capital of India, Mumbai, on the September 26, 2004, quickly followed by New Delhi on 1 December 2004.

Celebrating the milestone, Antonoaldo Neves, Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Airways, said: “India is a strategically important market for Etihad and we’re extremely proud to be celebrating 20 years of flying to this incredible country. When the young and ambitious Etihad launched flights to Mumbai in 2004, it was Etihad’s 8th global destination and since then we’ve expanded to 80 destinations with a vision to offer 125 destinations by 2030.

“This year, we are proud to offer Indian travellers a greater number of flight options from 11 gateways across India making Etihad the leading airline for connectivity for Indian travellers to the Middle East, Europe and North America.”

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