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Air Arabia increases flights to Kathmandu and Chittagong

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Air Arabia increases flights to Kathmandu and Chittagong
Air Arabia announced it plans to shortly begin operating two additional flights per week to Kathmandu, Nepal, and three flights per week to Chittagong, Bangladesh.

The Sharjah-based LCC currently flies four times per week to Kathmandu. With the addition of the new flights, passengers will be able to fly to Kathmandu six days a week, every day except Friday. Flights will depart from Sharjah at 7:15AM and arrive in Kathmandu at 12:45PM local time. Flights will depart from Kathmandu at 13:30PM and arrive in Sharjah at 16:30PM local time.

Air Arabia currently flies to Chittagong twice per week. With the addition of the three new flights, passengers will be able to fly to Chittagong every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Flights will depart from Sharjah at 7:15AM and arrive in Chittagong at 13:50PM local time. On the same days, flights will depart from Chittagong at 14:35PM and arrive in Sharjah at 17:30PM local time.

The new frequencies will be added on 02 September 2007.

Kyle Haywood, Commercial Director, Air Arabia, said: “Nepal and Bangladesh are important markets for Air Arabia, and by increasing the number of flights to these countries, we serve the growing demand for low-cost flights to South Asia. The main purpose behind our expansion there is to demonstrate to our customers across the Middle East, Bangladesh and Nepal our commitment to their needs.”

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