Air Arabia LLC, the first low-fares airline in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced that it will recommence its operations to and from Beirut effective Friday, September 8, 2006.
The resumption of scheduled Air Arabia flights comes after confirmation by the Lebanese authorities that commercial airline operations to Beirut can restart. Flights are now open for sale. The schedule offers a daily flight between Sharjah and Beirut, with a combination of morning and evening flights to suit customer preferences.
In his comments on recommencing the operations to Lebanon, Mr. Adel Ali, CEO of Air Arabia, said: “After the cessation of the war in Lebanon, it is imperative that we ensure that all of us do everything we can to facilitate some degree of normalcy for travellers to and from Lebanon. We realize that there are many who want to go back to their homes and to see family and friends as soon as they can and we want to do all that we can to help.”
He added: “For passengers who had booked for travel on our Damascus flights up to 30 September but who now wish to transfer directly back to Beirut, they are advised to contact our Call Centres where they can rebook at no additional charge.”
Current Air Arabia destinations include Aleppo and Damascus (Syria); Alexandria, Assiut and Luxor (Egypt); Amman (Jordan); Astana and Almaty (Kazakhstan); Bahrain; Beirut (Lebanon); Colombo (Sri Lanka); Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh (KSA), Doha (Qatar); Istanbul (Turkey); Kabul (Afghanistan); Khartoum (Sudan); Kuwait; Jaipur, Kochi, Mumbai and Nagpur (India); Muscat (Oman); Sana’a (Yemen); Sharjah (UAE) and Tehran (Iran).
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 (+9716) 5580000 or 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 Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, India, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Turkey and Yemen.
