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Air Arabia

Air Arabia is a budget airline based in the United Arab Emirates. It operates scheduled services to 32 destinations in the Middle East, North Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and Central Asia. Its main base is Sharjah International Airport (SHJ). The airline started operations in October of 2003.

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Current Air Arabia destinations include:

Middle East

Aleppo (Aleppo International Airport)
Amman (Queen Alia International Airport)
Aqaba (Aqaba Airport)
Bahrain (Bahrain International Airport)
Beirut (Rafic Hariri International Airport)
Damascus (Damascus International Airport)
Dammam (King Fahd International Airport)
Doha (Doha Hamad International Airport)
Jeddah (King Abdul Aziz International Airport)
Kuwait City (Kuwait International Airport)
Latakia
Muscat (Seeb International Airport)
Riyadh (King Khalid International Airport)
Sanaa (Sanaa International Airport)
Sharjah (Sharjah International Airport) Hub
Tehran (Imam Khomeini International Airport)

India

Ahmedabad (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport)
Chennai (Chennai International Airport)
Jaipur (Jaipur Airport)
Kochi (Cochin International Airport)
Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport)
Nagpur (Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport)
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum International Airport)

Africa

Alexandria (El Nouzha Airport)
Assiut (Assiut Airport)
Khartoum (Khartoum International Airport)
Luxor (Luxor International Airport)
Sharm el Sheikh (Ophira Int’l Airport)

Central Asia

Almaty (Almaty International Airport)
Astana (Astana International Airport)

West Asia

Yerevan (Zvartnots International Airport)

Europe

Istanbul (Sabiha Gokcen Airport)

South Asia

Chittagong (Shah Amanat International Airport)
Colombo (Bandaranaike International Airport)
Kabul (Kabul International Airport)
Karachi (Jinnah International Airport)
Kathmandu (Tribhuvan International Airport)
Peshawar (Peshawar International Airport)

Air Arabia launches flights to Ufa, Russia

By Budget Airline News

Budget airline Air Arabia has begun service to the southwestern city of Ufa, Russia.  This is the UAE-based airline’s third destination in Russia, following Moscow and Yekaterinburg.

The initial schedule will be 2 flights per week on Tuesdays and Fridays. Flights will depart Sharjah International Airport at 6:55pm and arrive in Ufa at 01:55am local time. Return flights will depart Ufa International Airport at 02:55am and arrive in Sharjah at 05:55am local time.

In a statement, Air Arabia CEO Adel Ali said: “We are pleased to introduce this new service to Ufa which comes as part of our route expansion strategy in the Russian Federation and Eastern Europe.”

 

Air Arabia to fly to Odessa, Ukraine

By Budget Airline News

Air Arabia has announced it will offer direct flights from its base in Sharjah, UAE  to Odessa, Ukraine starting October 12, 2012. This will be  the low-cost airline’s 76th destination and its 4th in Ukraine.

The initial schedule will be two round-trip flights per week on Tuesdays and Fridays.

The outbound flight will depart  Sharjah International Airport at 9:25am and arrive at Odessa International Airport at 12:40pm. The return flight till depart Odessa at 1:40pm and arrive in Sharjah at 8:20pm local time.

Air Arabia will begin flights to Taif, Saudi Arabia

By Budget Airline News

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.

Adel Ali, the CEO of the Air Arabia group, said: “Our new service to Taif validates our commitment to further support growth opportunities that the Saudi Arabian aviation sector offers. Given the strong economies and the commercial demand for air travel between the two countries, we are confident that the new service will offer our customers a new option for affordable air travel and a great connectivity to the wider MENA region.”

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.

Air Arabia increases flights to Moscow

By Budget Airline News

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.

“We are extremely pleased to announce the expansion of service between Sharjah and Moscow, which will further enhance travel options for the residents of both cities,” said AK Nizar, head of commercial department, Air Arabia.

“Since the introduction of services to Moscow in October, Air Arabia has seen great demand on this route. “We are confident that the increase in frequency of services to the Russian capital will further enhance travel and tourism ties between the two nations.”

Air Arabia named ‘best low cost carrier – international’ serving India

By Budget Airline News

Air Arabia, a budget airline based in the UAE, was presented with the prestigious award for best low cost carrier – International at the Travel Agents Association of India Diamond Jubilee Celebration and TAAI Travel Award 2011 held at Taj Land’s End, Mumbai.

The award was handed over by Subhodkant Sahay, Union Minister of Tourism and Iqbal Mulla, President of TAAI in the presence of over 800 Travel agents.

Adel Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer of Air Arabia said, “We at Air Arabia are extremely elated to have won this award particularly for it coming from our fellow partner Travel Agents Association of India. This recognizes our efforts in offering the best while continuing to offer value for money to all our stakeholders”.

Air Arabia completed its six years of operations in India and currently operates flights from its hub in Sharjah to 13 Indian cities, which include Jaipur, Kochi, Nagpur, Coimbatore, Thiruvananthapuram, Goa, Kozhikode, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and Chennai.

Air Arabia has a fleet of new Airbus A320s. From its three main hubs, Sharjah in the UAE, Casablanca in Morocco and Alexandria in Egypt, the carrier serves a network of some 70 international routes spread across Europe, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, Central Asia and North Africa.

Air Arabia to Start Direct Flights to Moscow and Yekaterinburg

By Budget Airline News

Air Arabia will introduce direct service to Moscow and Yekaterinburg in Russia, beginning October 14 and 29 respectively. The two new Air Arabia destinations are the first in Russia. Moscow and Yekaterinburg will become the carrier’s fifth and sixth destination in CIS and Russian Federation and its 69th worldwide.

Air Arabia will offer service to Moscow on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sunday, departing from Sharjah International Airport at 09:00AM and arriving at Moscow Domodedova Airport at 14:00PM. Return flights will depart from Moscow on the same days at 15:00PM and arrive in Sharjah at 20:00PM.

The carrier will offer service to Yekaterinburg on Wednesday and Saturday departing from Sharjah International Airport at 10:05AM and arriving at Yekaterinburg Airport at 16:50PM. Return flights will depart from Yekaterinburg on the same days at 17:50PM and arrive in Sharjah at 20:50PM.

“We are extremely pleased to announce the upcoming launch of service to Moscow and Yekaterinburg, which represents a significant milestone in the history of Air Arabia,” said Adel Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia. “Indeed, it seems entirely appropriate that we will introduce service to one of the world’s great cities in October, at a time when we will be celebrating the eighth anniversary of launch of Air Arabia itself.”

Highlighting, in particular, the strong business ties between Russia and the UAE, Ali added that the carrier anticipated strong demand for service to the country. “Based on the high level of business and tourism traffic between the two countries, we are confident that our new service to Moscow and Yekaterinburg will further offer our customers a great value for money option to benefit from.”

Moscow, with a population in excess of 10.5 million, is the most populous city in Russia, the largest nation on earth, and is the country’s economic and political centre. The UAE is home to an increasingly significant Russian expatriate community, and is also one of the preferred holiday destinations for residents of the country.

Air Arabia Egypt Launches Flights

By Budget Airline News

Air Arabia ‘Egypt,’ an Alexandria-based Air Arabia Group company and Egypt’s new low cost carrier (LCC) held an official ceremony today in Cairo to mark the carrier’s launch. The event was attended by officials from Egypt and UAE along with members of public and trade sector.

Based at Burj Al Arab International Airport in Alexandria, Air Arabia ‘Egypt’ first commercial flight took off the skies on June 1st , 2010 to Khartoum, to be followed by flights to Kuwait , Amman and Beirut..

A joint venture between Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier in the Middle East and North Africa, and the Travco Group, the Middle East’s largest travel and hospitality group, Air Arabia ‘Egypt’ will shortly plans to expand further its range of destinations from Alexandria Burj Al Arab Airport to key cities across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

Adel Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer of Air Arabia said: “We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of operations of Air Arabia ‘Egypt,’ the newest member of the rapidly growing Air Arabia family of companies. Complementing our existing operations in the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, this new low-cost carrier will provide the same consistently high level of service, operational reliability and value-for-money fares that have become the hallmark of Air Arabia. We thank the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority and the management of Burj Al Arab International Airport as well as all our strategic partners for marking the launch of Air Arabia ‘Egypt’”.

He continued: “Working together with the Travco Group, with whom we share a vision of facilitating the economic growth and positive contribution to the Egyptian tourism sector, we remain committed to creating further opportunities for affordable and reliable travel across this young and vibrant region.”

“Today represents a milestone in the history of the travel and hospitality industry here in Egypt – and for all of us at the Travco Group and Air Arabia,” said Hamed El Chiaty, Chairman and CEO of the Travco Group. “For more than three decades, we have focused on fostering the development of an umbrella of brands that contribute to the diversification of the domestic tourism industry, which is so vital to the Egyptian economy.

“With the launch of Air Arabia ‘Egypt,’ we further expand the opportunities for travelers from across the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region to visit the Arab world’s most-populous nation, whether for business, leisure or personal reasons, while also increasing opportunities for Egypt-based individuals and companies to reach out across the markets we serve,” he said. “Together with Air Arabia, we look forward to further expanding the range of destinations and services provided by Air Arabia ‘Egypt’ in the months and years to come.”

Building upon Air Arabia’s existing service to 60 destinations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia, Air Arabia ‘Egypt’ is now contributing to the ongoing development of the Egyptian travel and tourism sector, while also offering a larger base of customers the best value-for-money air travel options.
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Air Arabia Begins Flights to Bangalore, India

By Budget Airline News

Air Arabia announced today that it will begin service to the Indian city of Bangalore on October 15. The flights will initially operate four times per week between Bangalore and Air Arabia’s hub in Sharjah, and then from October 29, flights will be daily.

Flights to Bangalore will leave Sharjah at 22:50PM local time and arrive in Bangalore at 04:20AM local time. Return flights will leave Bangalore at 05:05AM local time and arrive in Sharjah at 07:50AM local time.

Kyle Haywood, Commercial Director, Air Arabia said: “Our rapidly expanding route destination network between India and the Middle East answers a growing need for passengers traveling between the two economically vibrant regions. We seek to give those who travel between these two regions low-cost fares along with the highest quality of service possible, whether they travel for business, holidays or to see family and friends.”

Bangalore is Air Arabia’s ninth destination in India, and increases Air Arabia’s total destinations to 37, a destination network that stretches from Eastern Europe, through the Middle East and North Africa, to South Asia. Bangalore is India’s third most populous city and a major economic hub for the country. With its addition to Air Arabia’s 11 other destinations in South Asia, Air Arabia has become one of the leading LCCs serving this growing region.

Bangalore is one of India’s most dynamic cities, and has been India’s leading centre for information technology, earning the nickname the “Silicon Valley of India.” In addition to being at the forefront of India’s technology revolution, Bangalore is also considered the “Garden City of India” due to its lush climate, extensive vegetation and many public parks. An ancient city, it was first mentioned in literature in the ninth century as part of the Ganga Kingdom. Then it was called “Bengaval-uru” or the “City of Guards.”

Kyle Haywood added: “We are quite pleased to add Bangalore to our low-cost flight network within India. With the large Indian expatriate population living in the Gulf countries, this new flight route represents even more low-cost convenience for those who have family, friends and homes in both these regions.”