Air Arabia to launch Bangladesh service in June

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Air Arabia announced plans to begin twice-weekly flights between Sharjah, UAE, and Chittagong, Bangladesh, from 18 June 2007. Air Arabia's direct flights to Chittagong, the second-largest city in Bangladesh, will mark the inauguration of the Sharjah-based carrier's service to the country.

Kyle Haywood, Commercial Director, stated: “Air Arabia is delighted to demonstrate its continued commitment to regional low-cost travel by launching services to this increasingly important South Asian state,”

The service to Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong will operate twice-weekly, on Mondays and Fridays.

Chittagong is the 36th destination for the Sharjah-based carrier. Current Air Arabia destinations include:

Aleppo, Damascus and Latakia (Syria);
Alexandria, Assiut and Luxor (Egypt);
Amman (Jordan);
Astana and Almaty (Kazakhstan);
Bahrain; Beirut (Lebanon);
Colombo (Sri Lanka);
Dammam, Jeddah and Riyadh (KSA),
Doha (Qatar);
Istanbul (Turkey);
Kabul (Afghanistan);
Kathmandu (Nepal);
Khartoum (Sudan);
Kuwait;
Chennai, Jaipur, Kochi, Mumbai, Nagpur and Thiruvananthapuram (India);
Muscat (Oman);
Sana'a (Yemen);
Sharjah (UAE);
Tehran (Iran);
Yerevan (Armenia);
Karachi and Peshawar (Pakistan).