Air Arabia's Colombo operation receives Award of Excellence

COLOMBO: Air Arabia's Colombo operation received an Award of Excellence at the recently concluded 'Air Arabia Commercial Conference 2006', which was held at the Meridien Al Aqah Beach Resort, Falujah UAE.

This award was given in recognition of the distinct enhancement in the areas of market mix, revenue management, customer service as well as brand awareness and image displayed by Colombo" said Manager Sri Lanka for Air Arabia, Mayank Dhingra.

Dhingra said they had identified certain focus areas based on customer demand and had invested considerable energies in developing their product accordingly.

"We are pleased by the fruits of our labour and would like to stress the fact that this could not have been achieved without the support of our valued customers and trade partners who have unstintedly supported us".

Air Arabia LLC is the first and only low-fares airline in the Middle East and North Africa, and has demonstrated strong growth and expansion plans. The airline announced its first new destination for this year with 3 flights a week to the Iranian capital, Tehran recently.

Air Arabia is committed to developing new routes and will continue to expand to meet the demands of our customers. "We look forward to growing trade and tourism links between Sri Lanka and the Middle East and offering more opportunities for people to travel, whether for business or leisure".

Air Arabia also offers a convenient visit visa service for all passengers arriving in Sharjah as well as 96-hour transit visas for passengers connecting to other destinations via Sharjah. With a total of 26 destinations and more to come, Air Arabia is rated as one of the fastest growing airlines in the region.

Current destinations include Aleppo and Damascus Alexandria, Assiut, Luxor and Sharm El Sheikh, Aqaba and Amman, Astana and Almaty, Bahrain, Beirut, Colombo, Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh Doha, Khartoum, Kuwait; Moscow Mumbai and Nagpur, Muscat, Yemen and Sharjah.