AIR ARABIA

 

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The Amiri decree dated February 3, 2003 established Air Arabia as the first LCC in the Middle East. The Airline is based in Sharjah some 15 km from the center of Dubai . First flights began on October 28,2003 to Bahrain with a fleet of Airbus A320 seating 168 passengers in an all economy layout.

The timetable dated May 1,2004, 

 

 found on the company's website shows the following destinations : Aleppo, Asyut, Alexandria, Beirut, Colombo , Damascus, Doha ,Muscat, Khartoum ,Kuwait , Shiraz and Teheran offering 52 flights and 8736 seats a week from Sharjah but according to the company's website flights to Iran were discontinued in e 2004. The company will expand rapidly adding in both destinations and fleet size .

Network length 20656 km, 12 destinations, 11 countries

Air Arabia consists of a group of airlines and companies offering travel and tourism services across the Middle East and North Africa

In November 2019 on the Dubai Air Show the airline announced its order of 120 aircraft comprising 73 A320neos, 27 A321neos and 20 A321XLRs with deliveries from 2024 enabling the company to launch long hall routes.

Air Arabia has 3 hubs, the biggest in Sharjah, the other in Abu Dhabi and the last one ,Ras El Khaymah which designation as a hub has not been yet extended and ends in 2024. Air Arabia started its operations there in 2014 after the bankruptcy of RAK Airways. Flights to Pakistan (PEW ,LHE and ISB), Egypt (CAI) and India (CCJ) are effected.

SHARJAH HUB

By far the greatest hub of the company, 47 aircraft are allocated there, 41 A320 in 168Y configuration and 6 A321 in 215Y configuration

ASIA DESTINATIONS 3 Destinations - 2 Countries

CIS & EUROPE DESTINATIONS 12 Destinations - 8 Countries

GULF DESTINATIONS 17 Destinations - 6 Countries

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA   16 Destinations - 8 Countries

AFGHANISTAN,PAKISTAN& INDIA  Sub-continent 24 Destinations - 6 Countries

A Network that spreads 157,500 km to 72 destinations and 30 countries.

Air Arabia group transported 10.1 million passengers in 2023.

by Md Shaifuzzaman Ayon  - wikimedia commons- A321LR

By Anna Zvereva - Air Arabia, A6-AOE, Airbus A320-214.CC BY-SA 2.0.Wikimedia commons

AIR ARABIA ABU DHABI

Abu Dhabi hub was launched in 2020 after Air Arabia  Abu Dhabi was created in 2019 as a joint venture between Etihad Airways and Air Arabia to funnel passengers into Etihad's hub and to allow traffic into thinner routes better served by smaller aircraft and lower frequencies. ts main competitor is WIZZ AIR ABU DHABI

Network length 66018 km, 29 destinations,  18 countries

Destinations  dropped or expected to drop (not counted in the map above : Khartoum (April 2024), Bombay, Lar (Mar 2024), Erbil (Sept 2024), Kazan and Iekaterinburg (Oct 2024)

10 A320 are positioned in Abu Dhabi 9 with 174Y and 1 with 168Y capacity

AIR ARABIA EGYPT

The company was established in 2010, it secured its license on 22/05/2010 and began operation on 01/06/2010. The company has a limited network radiating from its Alexandria hub to JED, RUH,SHJ, BGY, MED will be cancelled in November 2024. AMM the newest destination is set to begin on  June 4, 2024.

4 A320 with 174 Y are positioned in Egypt

Network length 9995 km, 6 destinations, 4 countries

FLY JINNAH

Facebook- Air Arabia

Is  a major domestic operator in Pakistan. The company is a joint venture between or Arabia and the Lakson group. It was established in September 2019 and first flight Karachi-Islamabad on October 31/10/2022. The company operates mainly domestic services and has launched international operations in 2024 : 2 daily flights to Sharjah from Islamabad on 17/02/2024, 2 daily flights from Lahore to Sharjah (18/02/2024) and 2 flights a week between Islamabad and Muscat starting on May 10/2024

 

Network length 10150 km, 7 destinations, 3 countries

5 A320 with 180Y seat capacity serves the traffic need of the company

FLY ARN

The joint venture between Air Arabia and the Armenian government has ceased operations in January 2024 and its license revoked in March of 2024.

 

FLY ARABIA MOROCCO

It is a partnership between  AIR ARAIA, REGIONAL AIRLINES and ITHMAR BANK. The carrier was officially launched on 29 April 2009, and started operations on 6 May the same year, with its maiden flight Casablanca - London (STN) route

it operates out of 4 hubs to destinations in Europe

Casablanca Hub 30678 km - 17 Destinations - 6 Countries

FEZ and AGADIR  hubs 24571 km - 17 Destinations - 7 Countries

TANGER Hub 30678 km - 12 Destinations - 7 Countries

NADOR Hub 11215 km - 8 Destinations - 5 Countries

OUJDA Hub 4928 km - 4Destinations -3Countries

11 A320 are based in Morocco with 174 Y seat capacity

FLY YETI

Fly Yeti was founded in 2007 as Nepal's first low-cost carrier and commenced operations on 20 January 2008. However, Fly Yeti ceased operations on 16 July 2008 due to political uncertainty in Nepal.

By UA-320 - GFDL-A320 at Colombo Airport-Wikimedia Commons