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08 Jan 2014: Sharjah to Antalya flights 3x weekly starting 29 July 2014. Ticket prices, fares from AED 900 one way and AED 1700 return.
List of Air Arabia flight routes and destinations to and from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ)
- 11 Jun 2013 - Yerevan is Air Arabia's 86th destination worldwide (sort of - Air Arabia planned to fly there in 2006, new flights start 16 Aug 2013).
- 12 Mar 2013 - from 01 Apr 2013 Air Arabia will fly to the new Hamad International Airport in Doha. Update 01 Apr 2013 - Air Arabia won't fly there yet, opening delayed at the last minute after airport reportedly didn't meet Civil Defense safety standards.
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- Peshawar flights diverted to Islamabad from 23 August 2009 due to security issues in Pakistan.
- Kathmandu Nepal flights cancelled - Nepalese government suspended Air Arabia's licence?
Dubai - Lamcy Plaza check in
*See Air Arabia check in locations on Air Arabia page.
New Air Arabia destinations in 2014
- Al Jouf (Al Jowf, Al Jawf, Aljouf?), Sakaka, Saudi Arabia - 2x weekly flights on Sun and Wed, start date 26 Oct 2014. SHJ to Al Jouf Airport (AJF) depart 1450, arrive 1650. Return flight AJF 1730 to SHJ 2050. Announced 21 Oct 2014.
- Antalya, Turkey - 3x weekly flights starting 29 Jul 2014. Depart SHJ 2130 on Tue, Thu, Sat; arrive Antalya 0045 on Wed, Fri, Sun. Return flights on Wed, Fri, Sun from Antalya 0125 to SHJ 0625.
- Cairo, Egypt - 3x weekly flights on Tue, Thu, Sat. Start date 27 Feb 2014. Depart SHJ at 1300, arrive Cairo International Airport at 1520. Return flights Cairo 1600 to SHJ 2120. Announced 12 Feb 2014.
- China - speculated or proposed (Oct 2013 news reports).
- Chittagong, Bangladesh - 3x weekly flights from Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) airport, start date 02 Sep 2014. Announced 17 Aug 2014 [update].
- Bhubaneswar, India - planned or proposed, start date unknown (media reports 29 Nov 2013 ... 10 Jan 2014).
- Shymkent, Kazakhstan - 2x weekly flights starting 15 Mar 2014, announced 16 Mar 2014. Flight schedule depart SHJ 2230 on Wed and Sat, arrive Shymkent International Airport 0330 on Thu and Sun. Return flight depart Shymkent 0430, arrive SHJ 0615.
- Tbilisi, Georgia - start date 28 Oct 2014, announced 19 Oct 2014, flights twice weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays: Sharjah to Tbilisi International Aiport (TBS) 1300-1630, return flight TBS to SHJ 1710-2020. Press release said "Tiblisi is Air Arabia’s 100th global destination." We assume they meant Tbilisi.
New Air Arabia destinations in 2013
- Abha, Saudi Arabia - 3x weekly flights on Mon, Thu, Sat. Flight departs SHJ at 1250 and arrives Abha International Airport (airport code AHB) at 1440. Return flight departs AHB at 1520 and arrives SHJ at 1910 (press release 15 Apr 2013). Update 22 May 2013 - 2x weekly flights on Mon and Sat. Flight SHJ-AHB departs 1350, arrives 1540. Flight AHB- SHJ departs 1620, arrives 2010. Abha is Air Arabia's 85th destination worldwide.
- Colombo, Sri Lanka - not a new destination but additional flights added on 26, 29 Jun and 03 Jul 2013. Flight G9503 departs SHJ 2100, arrives CMB 0300 next day, and return flight G9504 departs CMB 0340, arrives SHJ 0645. Air fares from AED 450 one way (21 Jun 2013 email).
- Doha, Qatar - not a new destination, but from 01 Apr 2013 (delayed due to new airport opening date delay - maybe end of 2013), Air Arabia will use the new Hamad International Airport (HIA?) (previously was flying to Doha International Airport) (12 Mar 2013 news reports). Airport code unknown, might be DOH, same as old Doha Airport.
- Baghdad, Iraq - 3x weekly (increasing to 5x weekly but unknown when) flights start 11 Mar 2013. Flight G90361 departs SHJ at 1430, arrives Baghdad International Airport (airport code BGW - was previously SDA?) at 1610. Return flight departs Baghdad 1650, arrives SHJ 2005 (press release 12 Feb 2013). Baghdad is Air Arabia's 83rd destination.
- Mattala, Sri Lanka - 2x weekly flights starting 18 March 2013, increase to 4x weekly from 19 May 2013. Flight G9508 departs SHJ at 2130 on Thu and Sun, arrives Mattala Rajapaksa Hambantota International Airport (airport code HRI) at 0345 next day. Return flight G9509 on Fri and Mon depart Mattala at 0425, arrive SHJ at 0735 (03 Mar 2013 news reports). Update 08 May 2013 - Air Arabia cancelled the SHJ-HRI operation, Lanka Business Online (LBO) reported 09 May 2013 that "Aviation ministry secretary Ravindra Ruberu said flights have been temporarily suspended but they are likely to resume by August." How likely was not reported, no further information seen or supplied. Mattala is Air Arabia's 84th destination worldwide.
- Sialkot, Pakistan - daily flights depart SHJ at 2245 (flight G90567), arrive Sialkot International Airport (airport code SKT) 0245 (next day). Return flight departs Sialkot 0325 and arrives SHJ 0615. Flights start on Thursday 10 January 2013. Sialkot is Air Arabia's 82nd destination.
- Yerevan (Erevan), Armenia - 2x weekly flights starting 16 August 2013 (not a new destination, flights were suspended in Nov 2006?). Flights on Tuesdays and Fridays, depart SHJ 0830 and arrive Zvartnots International Airport (airport code EVN) at 1115, return flight departs EVN 1235 and arrives Sharjah at 1540 (press release 11 Jun 2013).
New Air Arabia destinations in 2012
- Astana, Kazakhstan - flights were suspended previously? Press release 17 Mar 2013 said Astana was a new destination in 2012.
- Basra, Iraq - 3x weekly, start date 04 November 2012 ... changed to 06 December 2012? Operates on Tue, Thu, Sun. Flight G90377 departs Sharjah International Airport 0820, arrives Basra International Airport 0915. Return flights depart Basra 0955, arrive Sharjah 1240.
- Erbil, Iraq - 4x weekly. Sun, Mon, Fri flights depart Sharjah 0700, arrive Erbil International Airport at 0900, return flight departs Erbil 0940, arrives Sharjah 1320. Wed flights depart Sharjah 1520, arrive Erbil 1720, return flight departs Erbil 1800, arrives Sharjah 21:40 (WAM 25 Sep 2012).
- Kazan, Russia flights suspended in May 2012? Restart later in 2012? Press release 17 Mar 2013 said Kazan was a new destination in 2012.
- Odessa, Ukraine
- Pristina, Kosovo - 2x weekly flights starting 29 Nov 2012 (reported 05 Dec 2012?). An earlier report dated 07 Oct 2012 said "Air Arabia is prepared to launch flights from Sharjah to Priština this winter season." Another report dated 17 Oct 2012 says flights twice weekly on Mon and Thu; G9241 departs SHJ at 0930, arrives PRN 1230; flight G9242 departs PRN 1330, arrives SHJ 2130. Flights suspended from 07 Jan 2013?
- Rostov, Russia - 2x weekly on Tue and Fri, starting 02 Nov 2012 (WAM 01 Nov 2012). Rostov is Air Arabia's 81st destination.
- Salalah, Oman - 2x weekly flights on Thursdays and Saturdays starting 28 June 2012 (news reports 08 June 2012).
- Taif, Saudi Arabia - flights start 02 June 2012, 3x weekly on Saturdays, Mondays, and Thursdays. Flights depart SHJ at 12:15, arrive at Taif Airport (TIF) at 14:05. Return flights depart TIF at 14:45, arrive SHJ at 18:30.
- Ufa (Uffa?), Russia -2x weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays. Flights depart Sharjah International Airport at 1855, arrive Ufa International Airport 0155 (next day). Return flights depart Ufa 0255, arrive Sharjah at 0555.
New Air Arabia destinations 2011
- Donetsk/Donestks, Ukraine - flights start October 2011 to Donetsk International Airport (code DOK).
- Gassim, Saudi Arabia - see Qassim.
- Kazan, Russia (Kazan International Airport, airport code KZU) - start date not supplied, flights suspended from 15 May 2012? Twice weekly on Tue and Fri. G90267 departs SHJ 1145, arrives KZU 1645, duration 5 hours. Flight G90268 departs KZU 1825, arrives SHJ 2325, duration 5 hours.
- Kharkiv/Kharkov, Ukraine - on Wednesdays. Departs SHJ at 10:00, arrives Kharkiv International Airport (code HRK) at 14:10. Return flights depart HRK at 15:10, arrive SHJ at 21:00 (press release 30 October 2011).
- Moscow, Russia - flights on Sundays, Tuesdays, Fridays, starting 14 October 2011 (delayed to 23 November 2011). Depart SHJ at 09:00, arrive Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) at 14:00. Return flights depart Moscow 15:00, arrive SHJ at 20:00 (press release 11 October 2011). First flight Wednesday 23 November 2011, unclear if days have changed or not, frequency to increase to 5x weekly from 28 December 2011 (press release).
- Qassim, Saudi Arabia - flights start 15 July 2011, 4x weekly on Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri. Depart SHJ 13:20, arrive Gassim Airport (ELQ) 14:20. Return flight depart ELQ 15:00, arrive SHJ 18:00 (press release 11 Jul 2011).
- Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina (21 May 2011 - The Balkan Chronicle) - news report that Air Arabia would launch flights from Dubai to Tuzla ("Air Arabia to launch flights between Dubai and Tuzla") starting 01 Jul 2011, following the initialing of an Air Services Agreement between the UAE and Bosnia & Herzegovina. But that sounds odd since Air Arabia operates from Sharjah, not Dubai. Report unconfirmed and might be incorrect. Update - another report dated 17 Apr 2011 says flights are twice weekly on Mon and Fri; G9261 departs DXB (or SHJ?) at 0930, arrives TZL 1320; flight G9262 departs TZL 1355, arrives DXB (or SHJ?) 2055. Flights cancelled from Aug 2011 due to low demand (a news report 12 Aug 2011 said one flight had only one passenger).
- Yanbu, Saudi Arabia - flights start 01 November 2011, 3x weekly. SHJ to Yanbu Airport (YNB) on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays depart 1300, arrive 1545. YNB to SHJ depart 1625, arrive 2030 (press release 05 September 2011).
- Yekaterinburg (Ekaterinburg), Russia - flights start 29 October 2011, twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Depart SHJ 10:05, arrive Yekaterinburg Airport (airport code SVX) 16:50. Return flights depart Yekaterinburg at 17:50 and arrive SHJ 20:50 (press release 11 October 2011).
New Air Arabia destinations 2008-2010
- Athens, Greece - Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH) from 21 April 2009, 3 flights per week on Tue, Thu, Sat. Flight times: depart SHJ 1855, arrive ATH 2245, depart ATH 2330, arrive SHJ 0520 next day
- Goa, India - Dabolim International Airport (GOI) from 16 April 2009, 3 flights per week on Tue, Thu, Sat. Flight times: depart SHJ 0025, arrive GOI 0505, depart GOI 0550, arrive SHJ 0735.
- Kabul, Afghanistan - flights to recommence 16 December 2010, 4x weekly on Sundays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays according to a 27 November 2010 press release. Oddly, the press release says "the addition of this new destination" making it sound like Air Arabia hadn't flown there before, even though the AirArabia website still says "Suspended temporarily". Kabul flights previously in 2005 briefly (about a month, 2x weekly?), and 4x weekly from 04 May 2006 (01 May 2006 press release) to 19 September 2006 (cancelled according to 18 September 2006 press release).
- Kozhikode CCJ / Calicut - flights started 26 Feb 2008, daily flights from 28 May 2008, suspended according to a 23 Mar 2009 news report.
- Lyon, France - there was an unsourced report in La Tribune (France) 18 June 2010 that a landing slot for Lyon had been awarded to Emirates, Etihad, and Air Arabia. Just one between the three airlines, not one each, instead of the total of seven slots they wanted. Unknown which hub Air Arabia would use if it starts Lyon flights, maybe Egypt or Morocco?
- Medina (MED), Saudi Arabia - flights starting 01 September 2009, 2x per week to Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
- Samara Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) in Russia - flights to begin on 26 October 2009 according to Samara Airport press office 30 September 2009. Flights on Mondays and Fridays. Not confirmed by Air Arabia until 11 October 2009 press release.
- Sohag, Egypt - flights start date 27 December 2010, from SHJ to Mubarak International Airport on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays (13 December 2010 press release).
New Air Arabia destinations in 2010 - from Sharjah, UAE
<not checked with 2008-2010 list, destination table, and country list>
New Air Arabia destinations in 2010 - from Casablanca, Morocco
<not checked with 2008-2010 list, destination table, country list, Air Arabia Morocco page>
- Alexandria (Egypt) - 12 Oct 2010
- Cologne (Germany) - 02 Nov 2010
- Malaga (Spain) - 14 Jun 2010
- Montpellier (France) - 29 Mar 2010
New Air Arabia destinations in 2010 - from Alexandria, Egypt
<not checked with 2008-2010 list, destination table, country list, Air Arabia Egypt page>
- Abu Dhabi (UAE) - 03 Jul 2010
- Amman (Jordan) - 22 Jun 2010
- Beirut (Lebanon) - 29 Jun 2010
- Khartoum (Sudan) - 01 Jun 2010
- Kuwait City (Kuwait) - 01 Jun 2010
New Air Arabia destinations in 2009 - from Sharjah, UAE
<not checked with other 2008-2010 list, destination table, and country list>
- Athens (Greece) - 21 Apr 2009
- Goa (India) - 16 Apr 2009
- Medina (Saudi Arabia) - 01 Sep 2009
- Samara (Russia) - 28 Sep 2009
New Air Arabia destinations in 2009 - from Casablanca, Morocco
<not checked with 2008-2010 list, destination table, and country list><Air Arabia Morocco page not updated>
29 Apr 2009 - second Air Arabia hub launched in Casablanca, Morocco.
- Amsterdam (Netherlands) - 03 Aug 2009
- Barcelona (Spain) -25 Jun 2009
- Bologna (Italy) - 26 Oct 2009
- Brussels (Belgium) - 10 May 2009
- Istanbul (Turkey) - 25 Jun 2009
- London (United Kingdom) - 06 May 2009
- Lyon (France) - 14 May 2009
- Marseille (France) -10 May 2009
- Milan (Italy) - 12 May 2009
- Paris (France) -16 May 2009
- Venice (Italy) - 28 Oct 2009
New Air Arabia destinations in 2008
<not checked with 2008-2010 list, destination table, and country list>
- Dhaka (Bangladesh) - 08 Jun 2008
- Hyderabad (India) - 27 Oct 2008
- Kiev (Ukraine) - 15 Oct 2008
- Kozhikode (India) - 26 Feb 2008
- Nairobi (Kenya) - 25 Oct 2008
- New Delhi (India) - 30 Mar 2008
- Shiraz (Iran) - 25 Jun 2008
New Air Arabia destinations in 2007
<destination table and country list not updated>
- Ahmedabad (India) -03 Apr 2007
- Bangalore (India) - 08 Oct 2007
- Chittagong (Bangladesh) - 18 Jun 2007
- Coimbatore (India) - 01 Oct 2007
- Karachi (Pakistan) - 06 Mar 2007
- Peshawar (Pakistan) - 07 Mar 2007
New Air Arabia destinations in 2006
<destination table and country list not updated>
- Chennai (India) - 02 Nov 2006
- Istanbul (Turkey) - 28 May 2006
- Jaipur (India) - 12 May 2006
- Kabul (Afghanistan) - 04 May 2006
- Kathmandu (Nepal) - 07 Nov 2006
- Kochi (India) - 01 May 2006
- Latakia (Syria) - 04 Dec 2006
- Tehran (Iran) - 01 Feb 2006
- Thiruvananthapuram (India) - 05 Nov 2006
- Yerevan (Armenia) - flights start 16 Nov 2006 (press release 08 Nov 2006). Frequency 2x weekly on Wed and Sat. Flight G9237 departs SHJ 0915, arrives EVN 1220. Return flight G9238 departs EVN 1330, arrives SHJ 1555 (unconfirmed).
New Air Arabia destinations in 2005
<destination table and country list not updated>
- Kabul, Afghanistan? Launch date 04 May 2006?
- Almaty, Kazakhstan - 16 Nov 2005
- Amman, Jordan - 11 Nov 2005
- Aqaba, Jordan - 19 Oct 2005
- Astana, Kazakhstan - 14 Nov 2005
- Luxor, Egypt - 02 Jun 2005
- Mumbai, India - 26 Mar 2005
- Nagpur, India - 16 Oct 2005
- Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - 02 Jun 2005
New Air Arabia destinations in 2004
<destination table and country list not updated>
- Aleppo, Syria - 08 Jan 2004
- Alexandria, Egypt - 11 Jan 2004
- Assiut, Egypt - 07 Jan 2004
- Colombo, Sri Lanka - 12 Jan 2004
- Dammam, Saudi Arabia - 21 Jun 2004
- Doha, Qatar - 06 Jan 2004
- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - 20 Jun 2004
- Khartoum, Sudan - 03 Apr 2004
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - 22 Jun 2004
- Sana’a (Sana, Sanaa), Yemen - 10 Nov 2004
New Air Arabia destinations in 2003
<destination table and country list not updated>
- Beirut, Lebanon - flights start 30 Oct 2003
- Damascus, Syria - flights start 29 Oct 2003
- Kuwait City, Kuwait - flights start date 29 Oct 2003
- Manama, Bahrain - flights start 28 Oct 2003
- Muscat, Oman - flights start date 30 Oct 2003
Updates to flights, frequencies, and services
- Beirut - increased to 2x daily from 01 May 2013. Departs SHJ at 0800 and 1815. Return flights depart Beirut International Airport at 1200 and 2215.
- Karachi - increased from 4x weekly to daily flights from end of November 2012. Sharjah to Karachi departs 23:00, arrives 01:50 (next day). Karachi to Sharjah departs 02:30, arrives SHJ at 03:45.
- Peshawar - increased from 3x weekly to daily flights from 04 Dec 2012 (WAM 04 Dec 2012).
Air Arabia destinations by country (start date in brackets)
- Afghanistan - Kabul
- Armenia - Yerevan (16 Aug 2013)
- Bahrain - Manama (28 Oct 2003)
- Bangladesh - Chittagong, Dhaka
- Bosnia and Herzegovina - Tuzla (01 Jul 2011, cancelled Aug 2011).
- [Proposed] China - several cities with first flights possibly in 2014, Oct 2013 news reports. Possibly Chengdu, Kunming.
- Egypt - Alexandria, Assiut (Asyut), Cairo (27 Feb 2014), Luxor, Sharm El Sheikh (suspended?), Sohag (27 Dec 2010)
- France - Lyon (?)
- Georgia - Tbilisi (28 Oct 2014)
- Greece - Athens
- India - Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calicut (see Kozhikode), Chennai, Coimbatore, Goa (16 Apr 2009), Hyderabad (27 Oct 2008), Jaipur, Kochi (?), Kozhikide, Mangalore, Mumbai (Mar 2005), Nagpur, New Delhi, Punjab (planned), Thiruvanathapuram (05 Nov 2006)
- Iran - Shiraz, Tehran
- Iraq - Baghdad (11 Mar 2013), Basra (04 Nov 2012), Erbil (14 Oct 2012), Najaf (08 Jun 2010)
- Jordan - Amman
- Kazakhstan - Almaty, Astana (suspended?) (restart in 2012?), Shymkent (15 Mar 2014).
- Kenya - Nairobi (26 Oct 2008)
- Kosovo - Pristina (29 Nov 2012) (suspended?)
- Kuwait - Kuwait City (29 Oct 2003)
- Lebanon - Beirut (30 Oct 2003)
- Nepal - Kathmandu (suspended?)
- Nigeria - Kano (possibly?)
- Oman - Muscat (30 Oct 2003), Salalah (28 Jun 2012)
- Pakistan - Islamabad (?), Karachi (04 Mar 2007), Peshawar (07 Mar 2007 - diverted to Islamabad from 23 Aug 2009), Sialkot (10 Jan 2013)
- Philippines - Cebu? Clark?
- Qatar - Doha
- Russia - Kazan (suspended 15 May 2012?), Moscow (23 Nov 2011), Nizhny Novgorod (rumour), Rostov (01 Nov 2012), Samara (26 Oct 2009), Ufa (02 Oct 2012), Yekaterinburg (29 Oct 2011)
- Saudi Arabia - Abha, Al Jouf (Sakaka) (26 Oct 2014), Dammam, Gassim (see Qassim), Jeddah, Medina (01 Sep 2009), Qassim (15 Jul 2011), Riyadh, Taif (02 Jun 2012), Yanbu (01 Nov 2011)
- Sri Lanka - Colombo, Mattala (start 18 Mar 2013, suspended 08 May 2013, might resume in Aug 2013?)
- Sudan - Khartoum
- Syria - Aleppo, Damascus (29 Oct 2003), Latakia
- Turkey - Antalya (26 Jul 2014), Istanbul
- Ukraine - Donetsk (Oct 2011), Kharkiv (Kharkov) (Oct 2011), Kyiv (Kiev) (15 Oct 2008), Odessa (Odesa) (2012?)
- Yemen - Sanaa
Air Arabia bus service RAK to Sharjah
- Air Arabia will operate a bus service 2x daily from Ras Al Khaimah to Sharjah (announced in press release 18 July 2010). Start date of service not supplied.
- Bus departure times from RAK at 0900 and 1800. Allow 90 minutes to get to Sharjah Airport.
- Departure times from Sharjah Airport not supplied. Or maybe the bus service is one way only?
- Pick up points in RAK at Air Arabia General Sales Agent office on Oman Road, Al Nakheel (opposite RAK Bank); and Al Hamra Mall (opposite RAK Ceramics).
Last update Friday 07-Nov-2014
Related pages
- Air Arabia Egypt
- Air Arabia Jordan - operates from Amman, announced June 2010, partnership with Tantash Group in Jordan.
- Air Arabia Morocco
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