
Flying home? Save some money with the huge Air Arabia sale
Air Arabia has special discounts if you fly out from Sharjah Airport or Ras Al Khaimah , and the summer sale is starting from Dhs169 for one way tickets.
These are the destinations that you can get to easily and cheaply: Delhi
Jaipur
Kochi
Bahrain
Kuwait
Muscat
Jeddah
Beirut
Kiev
Moscow
Colombo
With a fleet of 83 aircraft, Air Arabia has over 200 routes across the Middle East, Europe, North Africa, and Asia. Think routes to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Bangkok, Doha, Krakow, Madrid, Rome, Venice and more.
There have been various flight disruptions and cancellations in the UAE in the past few weeks, however things seem to be getting back to normal now. Emirates have released some guidance for travellers for the weeks ahead as the airports in the UAE pick up with all the summer flyers.
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