Wednesday 8 May 2019

Air Arabia launches non-stop flights to KLIA and Tunis on 1 July and 4 July 2019

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan
                  / KUCINTA SETIA


Image courtesy (Picture 1) : Air Arabia

Air Arabia, Sharjah's very-own low-cost airline, launches non-stop flights from Sharjah, the cultural capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Sepang, and Tunis, the capital of Tunisia on 1 July and 4 July 2019 using its first Airbus A321neo Long Range (LR) and A320 aircraft respectively. 

Non-stop flight from Sharjah to KLIA takes off on 1 July 2019. and there are two pairs of Air Arabia flights to KLIA, that are G9923/G9924 and G9921/G9922.

On 1 July 2019, Air Arabia flight G9923 departs from Sharjah for KLIA, Sepang, at 2.55 pm, touches down in KLIA at 2.25 am local time before leaving KLIA for Sharjah at 3.35 am and arriving in Sharjah at 6.50 am under flight G9924.

The Sharjah flight to KLIA, G9923, operates on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays while G9924 lands in Sharjah on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Mondays.

On 2 July 2019, flight G9921 leaves Sharjah for KLIA at 9.20 pm, arrives in KLIA at 8.50 am on 3 July 2019 before leaving KLIA for Sharjah at 9.55 am and touching down in Sharjah at 1.10 pm local time under flight G9922. 

G9921 departs for KLIA on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays while G9922 returns to Sharjah on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

The above flights to KLIA are operated by Airbus A321neo LR aircraft. Air Arabia is the first Middle East operator of the aircraft type.

According to the Press Office of Air Arabia, the airline first receives its first Airbus A321neo LR aircraft on 15 April 2019 featuring its new livery. It is powered by CFM LEAP-1A engines, and is equipped with Air Arabia's new state of the art cabin interior that was launched as part of Air Arabia's new brand identity unveiled in October 2018. The new cabin interior includes new generation of seats providing extra comfort onboard while maintaining Air Arabia's generous seat pitch.

The A320neo LR aircraft has the longest range of any single-aisle airliner, enabling Air Arabia to tap into new markets previously not accessible.  The introduction of the new aircraft allows Air Arabia to launch medium- to long-haul flights as it expands its route network. Therefore, Air Arabia is happy to introduce this aircraft to the Southeast Asia travel markets, beginning with Kuala Lumpur, where many discerning low-cost travelers transit.



Image (Picture 2) : Archive Photo, shot in Hyderabad.

Air Arabia launches flight from Sharjah to Tunis on 4 July 2019. On this day, flight G9700 departs from Sharjah for Tunis at 3.30 pm, arrives in Tunis at 7.05 pm before leaving Tunis for Sharjah at 8.05 pm and returning to Sharjah at 5.05 am under flight G9701 on 5 July 2019. Flights are operated using A320 aircraft.

Flight tickets of the new routes are now on sale at Air Arabia's web-site www.airarabia.com. 

Air Arabia advises that there are three types of Air Arabia tickets, Flight, Value and Extra.

Flight-only fare on the Sharjah - KLIA route, that allows only 7 kg carry-on baggage, starts from 325.33 Singapore Dollars (992 Malaysian Ringgit) while the Flight-only fare on the KLIA - Sharjah route starts from 292.51 Singapore Dollars (892 Malaysian Ringgit). The combined fare is the lowest air fare to the UAE to date.

The return Flight-only air fare on the Sharjah - Tunis route starts from 767.47 Singapore Dollars (2340 Malaysian Ringgit).

Value fare for seats from Row 8 onwards that covers 20 kg maximum free checked-in luggage, hot meal and water, and the Extra fare for any seat that covers 30 kg maximum free checked-in luggage, and any hot meal and free flight change up to 4 hours before departures, cost more.

For ticketing updates and other information on Air Arabia, visit www.airarabia.com.


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