Mideast online buyers 'prefer budget airlines'Middle East low-cost carriers have become the main priority online with 57 per cent of UAE’s searches in English looking for low-cost air fares, a recent study revealed. Online behaviour displaying preferences for low-cost carrier More… |
Air Arabia ‘Best Low Cost Carrier’Sharjah-based Air Arabia, the first and largest low cost carrier in the Mena region has been awarded the title of ‘Best Low Cost Carrier-International’ at the Travel Agents Association of India Diamond Jubilee Celebration and Taai Travel Award 201 More… |
Air Arabia Egypt to start Riyadh, Damman flightsAir Arabia Egypt has announced that it will start direct services to the Saudi cities of Riyadh and Dammam from the carrier’s main hub in Burj Al Arab International Airport, Alexandria. The airline will start flights to Riyadh on June 9 an More… |
Air Arabia Q1 net drops, misses estimatesLow cost carrier Air Arabia posted a 12 per cent drop in first-quarter net profit on Wednesday, missing estimates, as rising fuel costs continue to challenge regional carriers. Air Arabia earned a net profit of Dh44.2 million for the More… |
Air Arabia increases Kiev flightsAir Arabia, the leading low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Mena, will offer daily flights to Kiev, Ukraine from its primary hub in Sharjah, from April 1. Air Arabia currently operates five direct flights per week between Sharjah and Kiev. From More… |
Jazeera Airways posts $16.4m Q2 lossKuwait's low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways said it made a loss of KD4.7 million ($16.41 million) in the second quarter. The airline, which started operations in 2005, made a loss of KD1.26 million in the year-earlier period. Expectatio More… |
Flydubai adds 9th aircraft to fleetDubai's low cost carrier flydubai received its ninth Boeing 737-800NG at Dubai International Airport Terminal 2 last night (June 15). The brand new aircraft will go straight into service on the latest flydubai route, the Dubai-Istanbul More… |
Air Arabia boosts service on 3 routesAir Arabia, the leading low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Mena, announced that it will offer additional flights throughout June and July between the carrier’s first hub in Sharjah to Amman, Damascus and Alexandria. The increased service is in More… |
Flydubai starts Djibouti serviceFlydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, added a second African destination to its network with its inaugural flight to Djibouti Ambouli International Airport. The new service will operate three times per week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and More… |
Flydubai to start Djibouti service from Sept 1Flydubai, Dubai’s first low cost airline, is set to expand its network in Africa with the announcement of flights to Djibouti from September 1. The new service will operate three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. “D More… |