Air Arabia launches flight to Ahmedabad

The Sharjah-based Air Arabia airline yesterday commenced its services to the Indian city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat. The inaugural flight took off from Sharjah at 1.30pm to land in Ahmedabad at 5:55pm and left Ahmedabad at 6:40pm to arrive in Sharjah at 7.55pm. Ahmedabad-bound travellers from Muscat left for Sharjah at 10:35am from where they were to continue onward journey to Ahmedabad. One-way fares to Ahmedabad and Mumbai from Muscat will start at RO32 exclusive of taxes and surcharges and similar fares are available on return trips. Edwin Pereira, assistant manager for Oman, said that the airline would operate daily flights to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad from Sharjah at 11:55pm to arrive in Ahmedabad at 4am and then depart from Ahmedabad at 4.55am to arrive in Sharjah at 6am.

For passengers from Muscat, there will be flight at 10:35am to Sharjah five days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday). The airline will also operate an evening flight at 7.35pm five days a week (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday). Pereira added that there is a big demand for service to Ahmedabad and we hope to meet this requirement in the coming days. Air Arabia will be now linked to 33 destinations worldwide and seven cities in India in only three years of its operations. A statement issued by airline’s Chairman Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani said: “This is a momentous occasion that further enhances our commitment to this market by introducing our seventh destination in India. As pioneers in aviation in the Middle East, we are delighted to offer our customers the opportunity to fly seven days a week and will continue to expand our network to more destinations.”

Besides Ahmedabad, Air Arabia also operates flights to Chennai, Jaipur, Kochi, Mumbai, Thiruvanantha-puram and Nagpur. Two Ahmedabad-bound passengers from Muscat, Sudhir Keshvaji (managing director of Naranjee Hirjee) and Bharat Ashar welcomed the flights to Muscat and expressed their excitement for being onboard the maiden service. They will proceed to Udaipur on a pilgrimage and return after a two-day stay in Gujarat. ‘It is a boon for people from the Kutch and other areas of Gujarat,” they said. Launched in 2003, Air Arabia is the first and only low fare airline in the Middle East as its fares are almost 40 per cent lower than other airlines. It has a fleet of nine A320 aircraft.

Courtesy: Times of Oman

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