Air Arabia LLC, the first low-fares airline in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced additional services on the Sharjah-Bahrain sector in response to increasing customer demand. The new morning flights between Sharjah and Bahrain offer more options and convenience to business travellers at both the destinations, particularly those making day trips.
The new flights, effective July 29, 2006, will take off from Sharjah every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 0830 hours local time, arriving in Bahrain at 0835 hours local time. The return flights depart from Bahrain at 0920 hours local time, arriving in Sharjah at 1130 hours. The regular flights to Bahrain continue as normal with a daily departure from Sharjah at 1710 UAE time and a return 1800 hours departure from Bahrain local time.
In his comments on enhanced services to Bahrain, Mr. Adel Ali, CEO of Air Arabia, said: “The decision to boost our frequency on the Sharjah-Bahrain sectors follows increased customer demand in the recent past. On behalf of Air Arabia, I would like to express my appreciation to the Minister of Transportation and the Civil Aviation Affairs in Bahrain for granting us the rights for the extra frequencies. The frequency of travel between the UAE and Bahrain is on the increase and the additional flights facilitate this increase making travelling easier for people in both countries.”
He added: “The morning service will provide a major impetus to business travellers in both the countries and also more options for those travelling on holiday or to visit friends and family. We are committed to boost our customers’ travel experience, offering them more frequent and affordable direct access to Bahrain as we constantly look out to expand our network in this region.”
Current Air Arabia destinations include Aleppo and Damascus (Syria); Alexandria, Assiut, Luxor and Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt); Amman (Jordan); Astana and Almaty (Kazakhstan); Bahrain; Beirut (Lebanon); Colombo (Sri Lanka); Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh (KSA), Doha (Qatar); Khartoum (Sudan); Kuwait; Mumbai and Nagpur (India); Muscat (Oman); Sana’a (Yemen); Sharjah (UAE) and Tehran (Iran). In May, we commenced flights to Kabul (Afghanistan), Jaipur and Kochi (India) and to Europe with Istanbul (Turkey).
Fly Air Arabia to experience the best in regional air travel from quick and easy online booking to brand new Airbus A320 aircraft. Air Arabia offers tremendous opportunities to travellers who are looking for competitive fares, making air travel more convenient and frequent, while providing the lowest fares in the market with a strong focus on quality and service.
For information or bookings contact Air Arabia’s Call Centre in Sharjah on (+971 6) 5580000, log on to the website www.airarabia.com, or visit Air Arabia Sales Centres and appointed travel agents.
About Air Arabia LLC:
Air Arabia LLC was established as a full-fledged commercial airline of the United Arab Emirates on 3rd February, 2003 by an Amiri Decree issued by His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah and Member of the Supreme Council of the UAE. The airline commenced operations on 28th October 2003 and the current fleet consists of six brand-new A320 aircraft flying directly to destinations in Bahrain, Egypt, India, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Turkey and Yemen.
