Air Arabia to expand its wings

LOW FARES: Middle East's first low fares airline launched twice weekly to Turkey, Sharjah from April 17. Air Arabia LLC, the first and only low-fares airline in the Middle East and North Africa, announces the start of flights to Istanbul from 28th May, '06 with two flights a week every Thursday and Sunday.

Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, recently chosen as one of the three European capitals of culture is considered a gateway between Europe and the East.

Air Arabia will fly twice weekly to Sabiha Gokcen International Airport in Istanbul from 28th May every Thursday and Sunday departing Sharjah at 22:15 to arrive in Istanbul at 01:40 and then depart Istanbul every Friday and Monday at 02:20 to arrive in Sharjah at 07:30.

Air Arabia's Chairman, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Al Thani said, "This is a momentous occasion for us as we announce flights to a new continent! As pioneers in aviation in the Middle East we are delighted now to take our customers to new horizons and will continue to expand our network to more destinations."

Mayank Dhingra, Air Arabia's Country Manager for Sri Lanka added, "The addition of this new destination provides more opportunities for our customers looking for exotic holidays. Passengers can even book their holidays online with Air Arabia at www.airarabia.com where we provide a great selection of hotels and tours to Turkey."

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 also start flights to Kabul (Afghanistan), as well as Jaipur and Kochi (India).

Air Arabia offers the best in regional air travel from quick and easy online booking to brand new Airbus A320 aircraft.