Air Arabia

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Air Arabia
IATA
G9		 ICAO
ABY		 Callsign
ARABIA
Founded February 3, 2003
Hubs Sharjah International Airport
Alliance Arab Air Carriers Organization
Fleet size 8
Destinations 32
Headquarters Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Key people Adel Ali (CEO)
Website: http://www.airarabia.com
Air Arabia A320
Air Arabia A320

Air Arabia is a low-cost airline based in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. It operates scheduled services throughout the Middle East and to the Indian subcontinent. Its main base is Sharjah International Airport. Air Arabia is a member of the Arab Air Carriers Organization.

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Air Arabia was established on February 3, 2003 and started operations on October 29, 2003. Air Arabia can be safely said to be the first budget airline in the Middle East region. It was formed by Amiri decree issued by Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohamed Al Qassimi. It is owned by Sharjah Civil Aviation Department (50%), Sharjah Airport International Free Trade Zone Authority (SAIF Zone) (10%), and other founders include Sharjah based and Bahrain based strategic investors (40%).

Air Arabia fly to the following destinations[1], they will also begin services to Pakistan from the summer of 2007.

The Air Arabia fleet consists of the following aircraft as of December 2006:[2]

Air Arabia Fleet
Aircraft Total Passengers
(Economy)		 Notes
Airbus A320-200 8

A passenger on board an Air Arabia flight to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, March 18,2007 tried to force his way into the cockpit of the plane, forcing it to return to Sharjah International Airport,The Sri Lankan passenger became violent towards other travellers and crew shortly after take-off and then tried to open the cockpit door. Police boarded the plane at Sharjah and arrested the man.

  1. ^ Air Arabia Destinations
  2. ^ Air Arabia Corporate Fleet Information

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