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Competition in Pakistani aviation is getting fierce, pressuring the profitability of every carrier.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 months ago
Sanctions be damned, destinations like Dubai and Maldives continue to welcome an inflow of Russian rubles to their tourism economies.
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Predicting any type of air travel demand is a tough call, yet alone budget travel for this particular region. Committing to the original June launch date for Air Arabia Abu Dhabi is optimistic.
Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | 2 years ago
Air Arabia has a history of starting joint ventures to help with its growth. The airline will be hoping this one works out better than some of Etihad's previous partnerships.
Layan Odeh and Filipe Pacheco, Bloomberg | 3 years ago
Air Arabia's outlook appears bright as the Persian Gulf's biggest discount carrier puts its recent record profit toward further expansion.
Anurag Kotoky, Bloomberg | 4 years ago
Egypt's tourism is rebounding after several difficult years, and that's good news for Air Arabia, which continues to struggle with air traffic rights in Jordan.
Abbas Al Lawati and Yousef Gamal El-Din, Bloomberg | 4 years ago
Investor interest in Air Arabia is rebounding as the low-cost carrier takes share from Qatar Airways, suffering from the Qatar diplomatic ban. But beware of investing in airline stocks in this region.
Filipe Pacheco and Deena Kamel Yousef, Bloomberg | 5 years ago
Investment interest in Air Arabia continues to grow as the low-cost carrier expands its network and tourism to the Middle East continues to climb.
Sherine El Madany, Bloomberg | 9 years ago
Air Arabia is already feeling the benefits of Dubai’s recovering tourism market with passenger traffic at an all-time high; load factor and revenue per passenger will continue to climb if demand meets government expectations.
With successful expansion behind them and cheap oil in front of them the Mid East's biggest budget carrier is flying with a tail wind.
