With 2 additional flights added weekly to meet popular demand between Sharjah and Beirut, Air Arabia encourages more travel between the two countries
UAE, 11 June 2005 - Air Arabia LLC, the Middle East region's first and only low-fares airline has added two additional morning flights per week due to popular demand between Sharjah and Beirut, giving customers the option to fly day and night to Beirut.
"We have added the two morning flights based on popular demand to make it easier for families to travel during the holidays. We are always looking at ways to adapt our services to meet customer demand, and are delighted that we can encourage more people to fly between UAE and Lebanon through our continued commitment to offering the lowest fares. It is a fantastic opportunity for Lebanese nationals to go home more often and for tourists to sample the scenic beaches and mountains in Lebanon and the bustling downtown area in Beirut," AK Nizar, Air Arabia's Head of Sales commented.
To ease any holiday booking requirements, Air Arabia also offers a comprehensive online booking facility through airarabia.com which provides a link to OctopusTravel.com, allowing access to a wide range of discount accommodation across the region. Customers can also browse extensive information on everything from top attractions to the weather forecast, and can obtain real time availability for accommodation and finalize bookings, complete with voucher print outs and location maps.
Now with 9 flights weekly between Sharjah and Beirut, Air Arabia offers a convenient and affordable way to travel to the Lebanon. With the additional flights, Air Arabia's timetable is convenient for those commuting for business or for leisure travellers opting for short or long breaks. Twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays, flights leave from Sharjah at 09.30, arriving in Beirut at 11.50 and daily flights leave Sharjah at 21.45 arriving in Beirut at 00.05am. On Mondays and Fridays, flights depart from Beirut at 12.35, arriving in Sharjah at 16.45 and daily at 00.50 arriving in Sharjah at 5.00am.
Air Arabia currently flies from Sharjah to eighteen different destinations: fourteen flights weekly to Alexandria; daily to Bahrain, Beirut, Colombo, Damascus, Doha, Mumbai and Muscat; five days a week to Kuwait; four days a week to Dammam; three days a week to Khartoum and Aleppo; and two days a week to Assiut, Jeddah, Riyadh, Luxor, Sana'a and Sharm El Sheikh.
Committed to enabling customers who have not been able to afford air travel in the past to start travelling throughout the region and those who do travel to travel more frequently, Air Arabia offers tremendous opportunities to travellers who are looking for competitive fares. It aims to make air travel more convenient and frequent, while providing the lowest fares in the market without sacrificing the standards of safety, quality or service offered. Bookings can be made through Air Arabia's call centre in Sharjah on (+971 6) 558 0000, the website www.airarabia.com which now offers link to Octopus Travel.com; Air Arabia Sales Centres; appointed travel agents; and Emirates Post offices.
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About Air Arabia LLC:
Air Arabia LLC was established as a fully fledged commercial airline of the United Arab Emirates on 3rd February 2003 by an Ameeri decree issued by His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohamed Al Qassimi, the Ruler of Sharjah and Member of the Supreme Council of the UAE. The Air Arabia fleet consists of five modern A320 aircraft flying directly to destinations in: Bahrain, Egypt, India, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Air Arabia Contact: Press Contact:
Jyotsna Habibullah Rabie Al Faqih/Cheryl Crawford
Marketing Manager Gambate! Communications
Tel: (+971 6) 508 8888 / 508 8853 Tel: (+971 4) 391 6424
Email: jhabibullah@airarabia.com Email: rabie@gambate.biz
Website: www.airarabia.com cheryl@gambate.biz
Press Release 2005
