Dubai: Air Arabia, the Sharjah-based low-cost carrier, announced it is launching a new route to Grozny, capital of the Chechen Republic in Russia.

The launch, which is from April 20, will increase Air Arabia’s Russia network, having recently expanded with the addition of flights to a second airport in Moscow, Sheremetyevo International. The route to Grozny will operate three times a week, Air Arabia said. The carrier currently operates flights to 140 routes from its five hubs.