Air Arabia wins Middle East ICT Excellence Award

RECOGNITION: Air Arabia LLC, the Middle East first low-fares airline and the only one in the UAE, has been honoured with the Middle East eBusiness Portal of the year recognition at the 11th Middle East ICT Excellence Awards.

The award recognize an eBusiness portal that offers multiple online services as a one-stop shop to its customers. Air Arabia CEO Adel Ali received the prestigious awards at a glittering ceremony held at Burj Al Arab in Dubai recently.

The award was presented by Dr. Mohammed Saeed Al Kindi, Minister for Environment and Water, UAE, the chief guest of the function and Ali Al Kamali, the President of the organising committee.

Recognised by the industry as a role model, Air Arabia continues to invest in its online business solutions as an integrated element of its business strategy.

The airline is experiencing strong growth through the eBusiness portal and anticipates that this will continue as new online developments are rolled out to the marketplace.

Ali Al Hamdany, Director of Information Technology and Corporate Projects, Air Arabia said: "We are delighted to win this important ICT Award and we see this as a milestone for our future achievements.

This award is a testimony to the work executed by us and we look forward to developing this platform to provide ease of use and innovation, resulting in savings for our customers and business." The Middle East ICT Excellence Awards, organised by the Middle East Excellence Awards Institute, highlights the best examples of ICT planning and implementation by business and government organisations from the Middle East.

Successfully conducted for the past 10 years, the awards have become a benchmark for truly influential and innovative ICT projects in the region.

With past award winners such as Hon. Al Gore, Former Vice President, USA, Larry Elision, CEO, Oracle and Dr. Gene Amdahl. Amdahl Corporation, the awards have grown to become one of the most anticipated events in the regional business calendar.