The airline will operate three direct flight services per week between Kochi and Abu Dhabi

GO FIRST (formerly known as GoAir) has achieved a milestone by introducing triweekly to and fro direct flights from Kochi to Abu Dhabi. The inaugural flight, G8 063 to Abu Dhabi, was flagged off from Kochi on Tuesday at 20:05 hours.

GO FIRST will operate three direct flight services per week between Kochi and Abu Dhabi and bookings are now open. This region will strengthen GO FIRST’s international footprint in the Middle East and will enable an affordable travel experience for the passengers.

The flight was flagged off by Suhas (IAS), MD – CIAL; in presence of Shabeer, Executive Director – CIAL; Dinesh Kumar, Head Of Operations – CIAL; Anoop Krishna, FRRO; Vijesh Kumar, Deputy Commissioner Of Customs; Sumeet Sharma, Sr. Commandant (CISF); Chandran, Chief Of Immigration and Prasanna Kumar, JGM – Airports Authority of India.

Speaking on the occasion, Kaushik Khona, Chief Executive Officer, GO FIRST said, “Abu Dhabi has always been a focus city for us. We are pleased to inaugurate new non-stop flights connecting Kerala with Abu Dhabi which will not only benefit the blue-collar workers, but also the travellers who are planning to visit UAE and Kerala during the summer holidays.”