 Air Arabia daily flights to Chennai
Within a year-and-a-half of successful operations to India, Air Arabia LLC, the first and only low-fares airline in the Middle East and North Africa and the first international low-fares airline to fly to India, made its inaugural flight to Chennai on November 2, 2006. The airline has commenced daily flights to
Chennai.
Air Arabia's CEO, Adel Ali, led a delegation of senior dignitaries from the UAE on the first flight. PWD Minister Durai Murugan was the chief guest at the event and received the inaugural flight.
Commenting on the occasion, Adel Ali said, "The Gulf-India market is one of the fastest growing markets for Air Arabia and we are pleased to be part of the expansion and development of this market. Our thanks go to the Indian government and civil aviation authorities for their role in facilitating the start of operations to
Chennai."
Rohit Ramachandran, regional manager, India, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, said, "We are pleased to launch daily operations from Chennai to Sharjah and are happy to give more people in both countries access to affordable air travel. Chennai is our fifth station in India and we hope to continue to provide opportunities to our customers whether they choose to travel for business or pleasure."
Air Arabia has commenced operations to Chennai. Air Arabia Flight 475 departs from Sharjah at 10.05 p.m. to arrive in Chennai at 4.30 a.m. Flight 476 departs from Chennai at 5.15 a.m. to arrive in Sharjah at 7.40 a.m. All timings are local.
Keeping with its international philosophy of offering affordable fares on all its routes, Air Arabia has announced fares for the Chennai-Sharjah route starting at around Rs 3,900, exclusive of taxes and surcharges.
Adel Ali said Air Arabia offers exceptional customer comfort with brand new Airbus A320 aircraft. With a seat pitch of 33 inches, it offers excellent legroom. The airline's current fleet of eight brand new Airbus A320s is slated to grow to 10 by early 2007.
Booking and availing of the tickets for Air Arabia is made much easier through
www.airarabia.com. Air Arabia also offers visa assistance with a one-day halt for Sharjah and beyond. Air Arabia offers a direct online link with UAE immigration.
Air Arabia provides services to countries beyond Sharjah too and is well-connected to the Gulf and other popular destinations.
Rohit Ramachandran said Air Arabia carried 25,000 passengers on the India segment last year. This number would increase substantially in view of more flights operating from several airports in India, he added.
R Rangaraj
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