Air Arabia cuts Hyderabad Sharjah fares

Hyderabad-Sharjah air fares have taken a nosedive with low cost carrier Air Arabia announcing really low prices. On an Air Arabia flight, new fares on the Hyderabad-Sharjah route will be starting from Rs 1,340.

The airline, which had launched its Hyderabad -Sharjah service in October 2008, has been well received by passengers from city and adjoining regions, said a company official. It has reported an average of 85 per cent seat factor on the Hyderabad-Sharjah route for January 2009.

According to company officials, the customer prefernce towards Air Arabia has been on the uptrend for the past few months since launch. Air Arabia flies directly from Sharjah to 12 destinations in India, namely Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Jaipur, Kochi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Coimbatore, Thiruvanathapuram, Bangalore, Kozhikode and Delhi and 95 flights in a week.

Customers have been going gaga over Air Arabia’s high frequencies, on-time performance and affordable fares. The airline believes that it would be able to continue to offer such unique packages which would make travel to Sharjah even more affordable. This is seen as part of Air Arabia’s commitment to the Indian market.

Apart from the 12 destinations it operates in India, the airline company also extends visa assistance services from any of its 44 destinations across the airline’s network, company officials said in Hyderabad.

Fresh from the successs on the Hyderabad service, the airline is now mulling over introducing its Goa-Sharjah direct flight twice a week. The arilines would add 44 more aircrafts to its fleet in addition to 16 existing by 2010, officials added..

The airline had recently been named Low-Cost Carrier of the Year for the second ?consecutive year, at the Aviation Business Awards 2008. This honour came calling in ?recognition of Air Arabia’s exceptional level of services, growth, outstanding ?performance, and reliability, said airline officials.