Air Arabia announces 1st new destination for 2006 with flights to Iran
Now flying three times a week to Tehran
Sharjah, January 3, 2006 – Air Arabia LLC, the first and only low-fares airline in the Middle East and North Africa, demonstrates strong growth and expansion plans with the announcement of the 1st new destination for this year with 3 flights a week to the Iranian capital, Tehran. Fares will start from AED 150 for flights to Tehran from Sharjah, exclusive of taxes and charges with similar fares for the return trip.
Air Arabia’s CEO Adel Ali said, “Air Arabia is delighted to start flights to Iran. We are committed to the Iranian market and will continue to expand to meet the demands of our customers. We look forward to growing trade and tourism links between our two countries and offering more opportunities for people to travel, whether for business or leisure.”
The new service offers Iranians in the UAE and Iran more options to see friends and family more often especially with the upcoming Navroz. Iranian students in UAE can also take the opportunity to go home more often. Flights between Tehran and Sharjah afford convenient connections for onward travel to other GCC countries and Egypt. This service will especially benefit business travellers looking for convenient and affordable flights between Iran and the GCC.
Air Arabia offers a convenient visit visa service for all passengers arriving in Sharjah as well as 96 hour transit visas for passengers connecting to other destinations via Sharjah. For more information customers can contact Air Arabia sales centres in Tehran, Sharjah or Dubai.
The addition of Tehran takes Air Arabia’s destinations to twenty six with more to come. Current destinations include Aleppo and Damascus (Syria); Alexandria, Assiut, Luxor and Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt); Aqaba and Amman (Jordan); Astana and Almaty (Kazakhstan); Bahrain; Beirut (Lebanon); Colombo (Sri Lanka); Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh (KSA), Doha (Qatar); Khartoum (Sudan); Kuwait; Moscow (Russia); Mumbai and Nagpur (India); Muscat (Oman); Sana’a (Yemen) and Sharjah (UAE).
Flights to Tehran will start 3 times weekly from 1st February 2006, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday departing Sharjah at 10:50 to arrive in Tehran at 12:20 and departing Tehran at 13:05 to arrive in Sharjah at 15:45 local time.
Fly Air Arabia to experience regional air travel at its most convenient from quick and easy online booking to brand new Airbus A320 aircraft. Air Arabia offers tremendous opportunities to travellers who are looking for competitive fares, making air travel more convenient and frequent, while providing the lowest fares in the market without sacrificing the standards of safety, quality or service offered.
For information or bookings contact Air Arabia’s call centre in Sharjah on (+971 6) 5580000 or in Tehran on (+98 21) 88553382, log on to the website www.airarabia.com, visit Air Arabia sales shops or appointed travel agents.
Aleppo AED 199
Alexandria AED 199
Almaty AED 1100
Amman AED 250
Aqaba AED 80
Assiut AED 149
Astana AED 1100
Bahrain AED 170
Bangalore** AED 499
Beirut AED 149
Cochin** AED 520
Colombo AED 199
Damascus AED 199
Dammam AED 130
Delhi** AED 520
Doha AED 210
Goa** AED 399
Jeddah AED 399
Khartoum AED 260
Kolkata** AED 599
Kuwait AED 149
Luxor AED 149
Mangalore** AED 499
Mumbai AED 300
Moscow AED 1,138
Muscat AED 120
Nagpur AED 199
Riyadh AED 149
Sana'a AED 149
Sharm El Sheikh AED 149
Tehran AED 99
**Connections on Kingfisher Airlines via Mumbai
Aleppo USD 54
Alexandria USD 54
Almaty USD 300
Amman JOD 48
Aqaba JOD 15
Assiut USD 41
Astana USD 300
Bahrain BHD 17
Bangalore INR 6,113
Beirut USD 41
Cochin INR 6,370
Colombo LKR 5,532
Damascus USD 54
Delhi INR 6,370
Dammam SAR 133
Doha QAR 208
Goa INR 4,888
Jeddah SAR 407
Khartoum USD 84
Kolkata INR 7,338
Kuwait KWD 21
Luxor USD 82
Mangalore INR 6,113
Mumbai INR 3,675
Moscow USD 310
Muscat OMR 13
Nagpur INR 2,389
Riyadh SAR 152
Sana'a USD 41
Sharm El Sheikh USD 41
Tehran IRR 245,801
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