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Air Arabia to introduce daily flights to Riyadh and Jeddah
Air Arabia announced on Tuesday that it will fly daily to Riyadh and Jeddah from the carrier's primary hub in Sharjah, starting on September 16.
- Staff Report
- Published: 13:47 August 26, 2008
Sharjah: Air Arabia announced on Tuesday that it will fly daily to Riyadh and Jeddah from the carrier's primary hub in Sharjah, starting on September 16.
Air Arabia currently flies six times a week to Riyadh and four times to Jeddah. Under the expanded flight schedule, daily flights will depart from Sharjah at 5:20pm and arrive in Riyadh at 6pm. Daily return flights will depart from Riyadh at 6:40pm and arrive in Sharjah at 9:20pm.
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, flights will depart from Sharjah at 8:30am and arrive in Jeddah at 10am. On the same days, return flights will depart from Jeddah at 11 am and arrive in Sharjah at 2:40pm.
On Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays, flights will depart from Sharjah at 1:05pm and arrive in Jeddah at 2:50pm. On the same days, return flights will depart from Jeddah at 3:35pm and arrive in Sharjah at 7:15pm.
The first six months of 2008 saw an extremely impressive average load factor of 89 and 87 per cent for the Riyadh and Jeddah routes respectively, demonstrating the carrier's status as the flight of choice for travellers to the Kingdom.
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