Air Arabia

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Air Arabia
IATA
G9		 ICAO
ABY		 Callsign
ARABIA
Founded February 3, 2003
Hubs Sharjah International Airport
Fleet size 16 (+28 orders)
Destinations 39
Headquarters Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Key people Adel Ali (CEO)
Website: http://www.airarabia.com

Air Arabia is a low-cost airline based in Sharjah 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[1]. Air Arabia is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.

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[edit] History

Air Arabia was established on February 3, 2003 by an Ameeri decree issued by Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohamed Al Qassimi, the Ruler of Sharjah and Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates becoming the first low-fare airline in the region. The airline started operations on October 28, 2003 with the first flight from Sharjah, UAE to Bahrain International Airport. It issued a successful initial public offering for 55% of its stock early in 2007.[1].

Based in Sharjah International Airport, Air Arabia's passengers benefit from quick access to Dubai, low congestion and access to many other commercial carriers served at the airport.[1].

[edit] Future plans

North Africa

Air Arabia plan to setup a secondary hub in the Moroccan capital Rabat that will allow them to expand in Europe and Africa, they signed a management agreement with Regional Air Lines, a private carrier in Morocco for this purpose.

Air Arabia will take over management of the airline and apply its business model to it. In addition, Air Arabia and Bahrain-based Ithmaar Bank will invest capital in the Moroccan airline[1].

South Asia

Air Arabia have opened new hub in Nepal's capital Kathmandu to serve Asia and the Middle East.This follows the signing of a joint venture agreement between Air Arabia and Yeti Airlines, the market leader in domestic air travel in Nepal and approval from Nepal Government's Department of Industries (DOI).

Under the terms of the agreement, Air Arabia and Yeti Airlines jointly established a new low-cost carrier, called Fly Yeti based in Kathmandu that will provide affordable and convenient service to a broad range of international destinations. Air Arabia, a major shareholder in the new company, will apply its successful low-cost business model to the management of Nepal's first international LCC.

[edit] Destinations

[edit] Fleet

The Air Arabia fleet consists of the following aircraft as of October 2007:[3]

One of them is leased from Vueling Airlines from 15/03/2008 and for about one and half year. It's registration is A6-ABZ.

Orders

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-03-27, p. 52. 
  2. ^ Air Arabia Destinations
  3. ^ Air Arabia Corporate Fleet Information

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