AIR ARABIA, which claims to be the first and only low-fares airline in the Middle East and North Africa, continues to expand, albeit at a somewhat lesser rate than some of the high profile budget carriers in Europe.
Established in October 2003 it is unique in being the only carrier of its type government owned (60% Sharjah and 40% Sharjah Airport Authority).
Last week the carrier took delivery of the fifth of eight Airbus A320 on order. From its hub at Sharjah (next door to Dubai), 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 (Saudi Arabia), Doha (Qatar); Khartoum (Sudan); Kuwait; Mumbai and Nagpur (India); Muscat (Oman); Sana”a (Yemen); Sharjah (UAE) and Tehran (Iran).
The airline has just passed the two-million passenger milestone.
http://www.airarabia.com