Air Arabia's first customised state-of-the-art sales shop now in Dubai!
Sharjah, UAE, 18th December 2005 - HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Department of Civil Aviation, Chairman of the Emirates Group inaugurated Air Arabia's Sales Shop in Dubai today, with Air Arabia's Chairman Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani, CEO Adel Ali, other senior officials, invitees and media. Air Arabia LLC, the first and only low-fares airline in Middle East and North Africa, is now more accessible in Dubai with its first-of-a-kind sales shop near Clock Tower, Deira offering low fares to destinations across the region. Look out for Air Arabia's giant Smart Traveller marking the way to the shop.
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said "I would like to congratulate Air Arabia and Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani for the inauguration of the Air Arabia Sales Shop. This service will add to the high level of service Air Arabia is committed to offering its passengers."
"We are delighted to have Sheikh Ahmed with us on this auspicious occasion and together we will continue to expand and develop new segments for air travel to take aviation in the UAE to new heights," said Sheikh Abdullah, Air Arabia's Chairman. "There is a growing demand for affordable travel in the region and we have opening our exclusive sales shop in Dubai to better cater to our customers here. We have a history as pioneers in the region and with this new concept in airline sales shops that we have started in Dubai we are making it even easier for our customers to reach us directly."
Air Arabia offers customers a caf style atmosphere where they can relax and make bookings over the internet at individual kiosks with staff on hand to guide and assist them. Payments can be made by credit card online or even by cash. The shop with its contemporary, funky and informal design reflects the ethos of the airline which flies the best brand new aircraft and hires the best professionals. Customers are encouraged to use the self-service kiosks to book online in 6 easy steps or if they prefer, staff will make bookings for them. The layout of the shop is very friendly and relaxed with no barriers between customers and staff.
Air Arabia now flies to twenty four destinations with more to come: Aleppo and Damascus (Syria); Alexandria, Assiut, Luxor and Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt); Aqaba and 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) and Sharjah (UAE).
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; Air Arabia Sales Shops and appointed travel agents.
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Note to Editors
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, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Air Arabia Contact:
Jyotsna Kaur Habibullah
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: (+971 6) 508 8888 / 508 8853
Email: jhabibullah@airarabia.com
Website: www.airarabia.com
© Press Release 2005
