Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Air Arabia posts record nine months net profit of AED 498 million, up 46%

  • Nine months revenue reaches AED 2.8 billion, up 17 per cent
  • 5.1 million passengers flew with Air Arabia in nine months ending September 30, 2014, up 13 per cent

Sharjah, UAE; November 11, 2014: Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, today announced its financial results for the first nine months ending September 30, 2014, as the success of the company’s hub and network expansion strategy continued to be reflected in str

Tbilisi, Georgia marks Air Arabia’s 100th destination

 Sharjah, UAE; October 20th , 2014: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, today announced today that it will begin regular direct services to Tbilisi, Georgia, from October 28, 2014. Tiblisi is Air Arabia’s 100th global destination.

Air Arabia named ‘Global Growth Companies’ 2014 by the World Economic Forum

 

Sharjah, UAE; October 14, 2014: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier, today announced that it has been named among the World Economic Forum’s prestigious Global Growth Companies (GGCs) for 2014. Air Arabia joins 27 other GGCs across Europe, Eurasia and the Middle East, representing a broad cross section of industry sectors.

Air Arabia launches flights to Chittagong, Bangladesh from Ras Al Khaimah

  • From September 2, the airline will operate three scheduled flights per week from its hub in Ras Al Khaimah 

Sharjah, UAE; August 18, 2014: Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), today announced that from September 2, 2014 it will run three flights per week from its new hub in Ras Al Khaimah to Chittagong, Bangladesh, further strengthening its connectivity with a core growth market.

Impact BBDO Wins Six Coveted Lions at the Prestigious 2014 Cannes Lions Awards

Regional Network Bags Six Awards at Global Industry Creative Event

23 June 2014, DUBAI, UAE – Impact BBDO has celebrated a series of award wins at the 2014 Cannes Lions Awards – the world’s most prestigious event recognising creativity as well as effectiveness of resourceful communication.

Oman Ministry of Tourism partners with Air Arabia to further boost its tourism campaign

Airline to launch three new flights to Muscat from RAK

June 16, 2014 - The Oman Ministry of Tourism and Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa's first and largest low-cost carrier, have announced the launch of three new flights to Muscat from Ras al-Khaimah (RAK), UAE.  This will allow Air Arabia to fly thousands of passengers out of Ras al-Khaimah International Airport to Oman’s capital city.

MENACORP awarded ‘Best Brokerage House-Dubai’ by AFE

June 12, 2014 - MENACORP, the UAE’s leading investment bank, has won the prestigious ‘Best Brokerage House- Dubai’ award given by the Arab Federation of Exchanges (AFE) at the recently concluded AFE Equities Summit 2014 held in Dubai. The honor is the latest in a string of recognitions bestowed on the company, further bolstering its status as the country’s top investment bank.