The Middle East's first low fares airline offers direct flights to Kabul

Sharjah, April 25, 2006 - Air Arabia's flights to Kabul offer the best on the route to passengers travelling to Kabul for business from quick and easy online booking, ticket-less travel and comfort on board. Air Arabia LLC, the first and only low-fares airline in the Middle East and North Africa, has a fleet of brand new Airbus A320 aircraft with excellent legroom, in-flight entertainment and an affordable selection of snacks and drinks on board.

Chris Michaels, a frequent business traveller to Kabul said, "Air Arabia's online booking and e-ticketing is so quick and convenient. I will definitely be flying Air Arabia to Kabul and I look forward to the experience."

Flights to Afghanistan will commence from 4th May every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, departing Sharjah at 09:25 to arrive in Kabul at 12:25 and departing Kabul at 13:40 to arrive back in Sharjah at 15:50. This provides convenient connections for business travellers to the UAE or for onward connections to the Gulf and other Air Arabia destinations across the Middle East.

Current Air Arabia destinations include 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); Sharjah (UAE) and Tehran (Iran). In May, we will commence flights to Istanbul (Turkey), as well as Jaipur and Kochi (India).

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 (+971 6) 5580000 or in Kabul on (+799) 70095/6/7, log on to the website www.airarabia.com, or visit 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 brand new A320 aircraft flying directly to destinations in: Bahrain, Egypt, India, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Flights to Afghanistan and Turkey will commence in May 2006. 

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 2006