Emirates will re-introduce pre-pandemic flight frequencies to its destinations in India from April 1st. The airline will be operating 170 weekly flights to nine cities in the country.
The move comes on the back of the decision by the Indian government to restore international flights to and from the country in line with established bilateral agreements from the end of March.
Emirates will be operating 35 weekly flights to Mumbai, 28 weekly flights to Delhi, 24 weekly flights to Bengaluru and 21 weekly flights to Chennai.
At the same time, Hyderabad will welcome 21 weekly flights, Kochi will see 14 weekly flights, Kolkata will receive 11 weekly flight, Ahmedabad nine weekly flights and Thiruvananthapuram seven weekly flights.
Emirates has also brought back its customer-favourite Airbus A380 on a daily basis between Dubai and Mumbai in March. Emirates flight EK 500/501 is operated by the double-decker aircraft.
Meanwhile, international tourism continued its recovery in January, with a much better performance compared to the weak start to 2021. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine adds pressure to existing economic uncertainties, coupled with many Covid-19-related travel restrictions still in place. Overall, confidence could be affected and hamper the recovery of tourism.
Based on the latest available data, global international tourist arrivals more than doubled (up 130 per cent) in January this year compared to 2021 – the 18 million more visitors recorded worldwide in the first month of this year equals the total increase for the whole of 2021.
While these figures confirm the positive trend already underway last year, the pace of recovery in January was impacted by the emergences of the Omicron variant and the re-introduction of travel restrictions in several destinations.
Following the 71 per cent decline of 2021, international arrivals in January remained 67 per cent below pre-pandemic levels. All regions enjoyed a significant rebound in January, though from low levels recorded at the start of 2021.
