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Sharjah-headquartered Air Arabia PJSC (AIRARABI:DFM), the largest low-cost carrier operator in the Middle East and North Africa, has reported a 14 percent increase in passenger numbers, carrying 4.1 million passengers during the first six months of 2016, compared with 3.6 million during the same period of 2015. The airline also announced a 3.5 percent increase in net profit, compared with ...

Sharjah-headquartered Air Arabia PJSC (AIRARABI:DFM), the largest low-cost carrier operator in the Middle East and North Africa, has added five new international routes since the beginning of 2016. The airline now operates flights to over 120 destinations in 33 countries across the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Asia, and Europe from its five international hubs. This month, Air Arabia began operating ...

Sharjah-headquartered Air Arabia PJSC (AIRARABI:DFM), the largest low-cost carrier operator in the Middle East and North Africa, has announced a 34 percent increase in its net profit for the three months ending 31 March 2016, compared to the same period last year. The strong first quarter financial results exceeded analyst expectations, despite regional economic uncertainties resulting from lower oil prices. ...

Total passengers handled by Sharjah International Airport surpassed 10 million per annum for the first time during 2015, growing 5.5 percent compared with passenger numbers in 2014. Meanwhile, aircraft movements at Sharjah international increased by 1.23 percent to 71,426 in 2015 compared with 70,559 in 2014. Sharjah passenger traffic saw strong growth throughout the year, growing by 6 percent in ...

Sharjah-headquartered Air Arabia, the largest low-cost carrier operator in the Middle East and North Africa, has confirmed that it is considering an investment in FlyEasy, a new Indian budget airline that has yet to launch. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), India’s domestic airline business is currently the fastest growing in the world, showing a ​13.2 percent growth ...

Sharjah-headquartered regional budget carrier Air Arabia and business aviation services operator, Gama Aviation Sharjah, were honoured at the recent Aviation Business Awards (ABA). Organised by magazine publisher ITP Ltd, the annual Aviation Business Awards celebrate the achievements of the Middle East aerospace industry over the past 12 months. Air Arabia was named both ‘Low Cost Airline of the Year’ and ...

In a strategic move aimed at boosting mutual growth, two of Sharjah’s leading establishments, Expo Centre Sharjah and Air Arabia, have decided to join hands in a three-year cooperation agreement. A Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, aimed at maximising visibility and branding of both parties in the best possible ways, was signed on Monday 12th October by Saif Mohammed Al Midfa, ...

Passenger traffic at Sharjah International Airport grew by 6 percent in July, compared with July 2014, while regular passenger numbers continued to grow throughout the first half of 2015*. Last month 837,316 passengers embarked, disembarked or transferred via the airport, compared with 793,260 last year, continuing the year’s strong growth in passenger traffic. Figures for the first half of 2015 ...

Sharjah-headquartered Air Arabia (AIRARABI:DFM) has been named the Best Low-cost Airline in the Middle East at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards. It is the second time in three years that the carrier has won the coveted award, following its previous Skytrax award in 2013. Air Arabia is the largest low-cost carrier operator in the Middle East and North Africa ...

According to April 2015 figures just announced by Sharjah Airport Authority, 814,648 passengers were handled by Sharjah International Airport last month, a 7 percent increase on the 761,313 passengers handled during April 2014. Overall, airport passenger numbers have grown 6 percent during the first four months of the year, compared with 2014, with 3.2 million passengers passing through the airport. ...