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Air Arabia to introduce service to Samara, Russia
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Service to begin October 26, 2009; flights to operate twice weekly
Air ArabiaAir Arabia
's third destination in Eastern Europe, 59th globally
Sharjah, October 10, 2009: Air ArabiaAir Arabia
, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, announced today that it will launch twice-weekly service from Sharjah, UAE, to Samara, Russia, beginning October 26, 2009. The introduction of service to this major Russian city, located on the banks of the Volga River, marks Air ArabiaAir Arabia's third destination in Eastern Europe, following the earlier launch of direct flights from Sharjah to Almaty, Kazakhstan, and Kiev, Ukraine. In total, Air ArabiaAir Arabia now serves 59 destinations from two hubs in UAE and Morocco and across the wide Middle East, North Africa, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, Central Asia and Europe.
Roundtrip flights will operate twice per week between Samara Airport and Air ArabiaAir Arabia
's UAE hub in Sharjah. The low-cost carrier will fly to Samara Mondays and Fridays, departing Sharjah at 9:10 and arriving in Samara at 13:40. On the same days, return flights will depart Samara at 14:40 and arrive in Sharjah at 19:05. "We are extremely pleased to announce the launch of direct service to Samara, our third destination in Eastern Europe," said AK Nizar, Head of Commercial Department, Air ArabiaAir Arabia. "Given the historical, trade and tourism ties linking the Gulf and the states of Eastern Europe, especially Russia, we are confident that passengers will appreciate the opportunity to travel to Samara with Air ArabiaAir Arabia, availing of our market-leading low fares, comfort and convenience."
Samara is among the top 10 Russian cities in terms of national income and industrial volumes. It is situated in the southeastern part of European Russia, in the Volga Federal District. A large and important social, political, economic, industrial and cultural centre of European Russia, with a metropolitan population in excess of 3 million, Samara played host to the European Union-Russia Summit in 2007.
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Air ArabiaAir Arabia
(PJSC), listed on the Dubai Financial Market, is the Middle East and North Africa's leading low-cost carrier (LCC). Air ArabiaAir Arabia commenced operations in October 2003 and currently operates a total fleet of 20 new Airbus A320 aircraft, serving 58 destinations from two hubs in the UAE and Morocco. Air ArabiaAir Arabia is an award-winning airline that focuses on offering comfort, reliability and value-for-money air travel. For further information, please visit: www.airarabia.com
For further information, please contact:
Housam Raydan
Corporate Communications Manager
Air ArabiaAir Arabia PJSC
Sharjah, UAE
Tel: 971-6-5088968
Fax: 971-6-5580031
E-mail: hraydan@airarabia.com
Ghaleb Zeidan/Gunjan Chaurasia/Nicholas Nesson
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
Dubai, UAE
Tel: 971-4-3355969
Fax: 971-4-3356080
E-mail: g.zeidan@asdaa.com/g.chaurasia@asdaa.com/n.nesson@asdaa.com
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