Air Arabia commences direct flights...

The new service will connect the cities with four weekly flights

Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s largest low-cost carrier has launched direct flights between Sharjah in the UAE and Milan in Italy from December 2022.

The new direct flights connect Sharjah International Airport with Milan Bergamo Airport with four weekly flights.

Airbus A321 flight G9710 will depart Sharjah at 06:45 and land in Milan at 10:45, and flight G9711 will depart Milan at 11:45 and land in Sharjah at 21:00 on Wednesday and Sunday.

Airbus A321 flight G9712 will depart Sharjah at 21:55 and land in Milan at 01:55 on Monday and Thursday, and flight G9713 will depart Milan at 02:55 and land in Sharjah at 12:10 on Tuesday and Friday.

The launch event took place at Sharjah International Airport ahead of the inaugural flight and the aircraft was received at Milan Bergamo Airport with a traditional water cannon salute.

Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia, said: “We are very excited with the new addition of the city of Milan directly from Sharjah. As we continue to grow our network in Europe, the launch of the new service reiterates our commitment to providing our customers with convenient, comfortable, and value-driven air travel.

"We thank all our partners for their continuous support, and we look forward to welcoming our customers to experience the architectural, cultural and historical landmarks of the Italian city.”

Eligible travellers can benefit from the City Check-in service where they can drop off their bags before flights and collect their boarding passes at the Air Arabia Sales Shops across the UAE.

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Air Arabia Group operates a fleet of Airbus A320 and A321 neo-LR aircraft. The cabin configuration across the fleet provides added comfort with one of the most generous seat-pitch of any economy cabin. In addition to ‘SkyTime’, the free in-flight streaming service that allows passengers to stream a wide selection of entertainment directly to their devices, customers can also buy affordable snacks and meals on-board from the ‘SkyCafe’.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi started its operations in July 2020 and currently serves a total of 26 destinations from Abu Dhabi including Tashkent, Alexandria, Cairo, Sohag, Dhaka, Khartoum, Chittagong, Kathmandu, Muscat, Salalah, Tbilisi, Faisalabad, Multan, Cochin, Calicut, Trivandrum, Istanbul Sabiha, Chennai, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bahrain, Beirut, Kuwait, Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Kazan.

For more information, visit www.airarabia.com