Air Arabia starts two new Russia routes

Wednesday, 12 October 2011 01:55 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Air Arabia, a leading low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Mena region, will introduce direct services to Moscow and Yekaterinburg in Russia, beginning 14 and 29 October respectively.

The two new Air Arabia destinations are the first in Russia. Moscow and Yekaterinburg will become the carrier’s fifth and sixth destination in CIS and Russian Federation and its 69th worldwide.

Air Arabia will offer the service to Moscow on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sunday, departing from Sharjah International Airport at 09:00 hours and arriving at Moscow Domodedova Airport at 14:00 hours.

Return flights will depart from Moscow on the same days at 15:00 hours and arrive in Sharjah at 20:00 hours.

The carrier will offer service to Yekaterinburg on Wednesday and Saturday departing from Sharjah International Airport at 10:05 hours and arriving at Yekaterinburg Airport at 16:50 hours.

Return flights will depart from Yekaterinburg on the same days at 17:50 hours and arrive in Sharjah at 20:50 hours.

Group Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia Adel Ali stated, “We are extremely pleased to announce the upcoming launch of service to Moscow and Yekaterinburg, which represents a significant milestone in the history of Air Arabia. Indeed, it seems entirely appropriate that we will introduce service to one of the world’s great cities in October, at a time when we will be celebrating the eighth anniversary of the launch of Air Arabia itself.

“Based on the high level of business and tourism traffic between the two countries, we are confident that our new service to Moscow and Yekaterinburg will further offer our customers a great value for money option to benefit from.”