Air Arabia has announced it will soon offer direct flights from Sharjah, UAE to Taif, Saudi Arabia. The low-cost airline will launch the new route on June 2, 2012, and offer three round-trip flights per week.
Flights between Sharjah and Taif will be available on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Out-bound flights will depart Sharjah International Airport at 12:15pm, arriving at Taif Airport at 2:05pm. Return flights will depart Taif Airport at 2:45pm, arriving in Sharjah at 6:30pm.
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Air Arabia will begin flights to Taif, Saudi Arabia
New MMA Airlines to launch in May 2012
A new low-cost carrier called MMA Airlines is planning to commence operations in May 2012. It will be based in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, and the inaugural flight will be to Karachi, Pakistan.
This new airline expected to launch in the first half of May and offer up to 10 flights every week from the UAE to Pakistan. After a few months, the airline plans to expand to India and other Asian countries.
Jazeera Airways introduces online check-in
Low-cost airline Jazeera Airways has become the first airline in Kuwait to introduce online check-in. Passengers can now check-in using a computer or mobile device between 24 and 1 hour before their flight.
If they check-in online and print their boarding pass, Jazeera Airways passengers can skip the check-in desk and proceed directly to immigration. A quick baggage drop counter is available for passengers with checked luggage.
Bahrain Air to fly to Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Bahrain Air has announced it will offer daily direct flights from Bahrain to Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), India. Service will commence on March 15, 2012.
Flights will depart from Bahrain at 9:25 PM and arrive at Thiruvananthapuram International airport at 4:15 AM. The return flight will depart Thiruvananthapuram at 5:00 AM and arrive at Bahrain International Airport at 7:30 AM.
AirAsia eyes Middle East
AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes has revealed that the budget airline group is eying the Middle East as its next potential market.
Speaking at a press conference in Doha, Fernandes said “As a low cost carrier, we are into creating new markets. The key is to create really low fares which I think the Gulf hasn’t seen”. Fernandes was in Doha, Qatar, to mark the opening of the first Tune Hotel, an AirAsia franchise, in the Middle East.
AirAsia is also rumored to be considering flights between Doha and Kuala Lumpur.
Bahrain Air restarts service to Kuwait
Starting January 26, 2012, Bahrain Air will resume scheduled flights to Kuwait. This route was temporarily suspended in February 2011.
Bahrain Air will operate 4 flights per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Flights will depart from Bahrain at 8:35 am and depart from Kuwait at 6:55 pm.
RAK Airways to fly to Nepal and Thailand
RAK Airways, a low-cost carrier based in the United Arab Emirates, has announced new routes to Kathmandu, Nepal and Bangkok, Thailand.
Service to Kathmandu will begin February 15, 2012, with three weekly flights. Promotional round-trip fares start from AED899 (USD245).
Service to Bangkok will begin June 1, 2012, with four weekly flights. Promotional round-trip fares start from AED1800 (USD490).
Flydubai commences flights to Baghdad
Flydubai, Dubai’s pioneering low cost airline, added to its expanding network with the start of flights to Baghdad, Iraq.
The inaugural flight FZ215 took off from Dubai Terminal 2 at 1355hrs on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, landing at Baghdad International Airport at 1545hrs. In addition to Arbil and Sulaimaniyah, the four-times weekly flight to Baghdad increases flydubai’s presence in Iraq to three cities. Flights to Najaf, flydubai’s fourth Iraqi point, will start on Sunday, January 29, 2012.
Fydubai to offer budget flights to the Kyrgyz Republic
Flydubai, the budget airline based in the UAE, is ready for their 50th destination – Bishkek in the Kyrgyz Republic, part of the former Soviet Union. Flights between Dubai and Bishkek will launch on February 7, 2012.
Flights will operate twice a week, departing Dubai on Tuesdays and Fridays, with flights from Bishkek to Dubai leaving on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The entry into the Kyrgyz Republic expands the global network of the low cost carrier to 28 countries across the Middle East, Africa, Indian Sub-Continent, Asia and Central and Eastern Europe.
Air Arabia increases flights to Moscow
On Monday, January 9, 2012, low-cost carrier Air Arabia announced the expansion of services to Moscow from its hub in Sharjah.
The budget airline will increase service to five flights per week, an addition of two flights to the schedule first launched in October 2011. Direct flights to Moscow now operate on Tuesdays, Wednesday, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
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