Air Arabia to fly to non-metro cities

NEW DELHI - Air Arabia will fly to more smaller cities across India, the Gulf-based low-cost carrier said Monday, marking the completion of its fifth year of operations in the country.

“We have made efforts to operate to smaller, less congested airports closer to the customer base. We also operate in smaller cities offering customers to fly to their destinations directly from their home town. This has resulted in continuous growth year on year, the airline said in a statement.

The airline flies to smaller towns like Nagpur, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Cochin, Coimbatore, Kochi, Kozhikode and Thiruvanathapuram, besides the metros. Currently, it offers 102 flights a week, flying directly from its hub in Sharjah to 13 cities in India.

“In the last five years, we have opened up affordable air travel to the Indian community living in the Gulf and will continue to offer comprehensive route network and connectivity across the country, the airlines said.

Air Arabia was the first international airline to commence operations from smaller towns like Nagpur in 2005. It was the first UAE-based airline to offer direct flights to Goa last year.