Jet to operate daily Hyderabad-Abu Dhabi flight

Jet Airways Monday announced launch of direct daily flights from Bangalore and Hyderabad to Abu Dhabi from March 1.

Services between Hyderabad and Abu Dhabi will be flagged off with Jet Airways flight 9W 550 departing Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at 8.25 p.m. to arrive in Abu Dhabi International Airport at 11.10 p.m. (local time). In the return direction, the flight 9W 549 will depart Abu Dhabi at 10.45 a.m. (local time) and arrive in Hyderabad at 4.10 p.m.

The new route from Bangalore will be Jet Airways' first international flight from Bangalore to the Gulf. Flight 9W 504 will depart from Bangalore's Kempegowda International Airport at 8.30 p.m, and arrive at the Abu Dhabi International Airport at 11.30 p.m. (local time).

On the return leg, the flight 9W 503 will depart Abu Dhabi at 10.30 a.m. (local time) and arrive in Bangalore at 4.20 p.m..

These two new routes will be serviced by the airline's next generation Boeing 737 - 800 aircraft, further strengthening Jet Airways' growing international network in the Gulf region, said a statement by the airline.

Jet Airways currently operates a daily flight each from Delhi, Kochi and Chennai and 11 flights a week from Mumbai to Abu Dhabi.