Air Arabia increases Mumbai-Sharjah flights

UAE-based Air Arabia is planning to add one additional daily flight between Mumbai and Sharjah from December 1, 2005, to cater to the increasing demand of winter vacation.

"The fares starts from Rs 3,750 and we also offer increased opportunities for Mumbaikars to travel to UAE for the Dubai Shopping Festival," said, Rohit Ramachandran, country manager of Air Arabia.

The additional flights offer a convenient and affordable opportunity for Mumbai residents to visit the Gulf as well as for India students and families to travel home during the winter, he said.

"Our flights to the UAE have been extremely popular with business and leisure travellers from Mumbai. Winter is peak travel time, with people travelling between the UAE and India to visit family and friends," he said.

Flights depart Sharjah Airport twice daily for Mumbai at 16:45 and 23:25 arriving at 21.00 and 03:40 local time, and depart Mumbai at 21:45 and 04:25 arriving in Sharjah at 23:20 and 06:00 local time.

The Air Arabia fleet consists of five modern A320 aircraft flying directly to destinations is now operating to 24 destinations including Mumbai and Nagpur.