India is The Next Big Focus For Abu Dhabi's Etihad

Etihad Airways said its announcement of 10 new routes Monday was a testament to its recent success in India, despite no Indian destinations being added to the list. Routes included Hong Kong, Algiers, Chiang Mai, Hanoi, Krabi, Phnom Penh, Taipei Tunis, and Medan, coming into effect next year, as well as Atlanta, which Etihad highlights has a huge Indian market.

"Atlanta is one of the five fastest growing regions in the US. The Metropolitan Atlanta and wider Georgia area is significant in terms of the Indian diaspora," said Arik De, the airline’s chief commercial officer during a media roundtable on Monday. "[It] we would be the fastest link between India and Atlanta. And with the US preclearance, that's obviously a big advantage."

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