Air Arabia, a budget airline based in the UAE, was presented with the prestigious award for best low cost carrier – International at the Travel Agents Association of India Diamond Jubilee Celebration and TAAI Travel Award 2011 held at Taj Land’s End, Mumbai.
The award was handed over by Subhodkant Sahay, Union Minister of Tourism and Iqbal Mulla, President of TAAI in the presence of over 800 Travel agents.
Adel Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer of Air Arabia said, “We at Air Arabia are extremely elated to have won this award particularly for it coming from our fellow partner Travel Agents Association of India. This recognizes our efforts in offering the best while continuing to offer value for money to all our stakeholders”.
Air Arabia completed its six years of operations in India and currently operates flights from its hub in Sharjah to 13 Indian cities, which include Jaipur, Kochi, Nagpur, Coimbatore, Thiruvananthapuram, Goa, Kozhikode, Hyderabad, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and Chennai.
Air Arabia has a fleet of new Airbus A320s. From its three main hubs, Sharjah in the UAE, Casablanca in Morocco and Alexandria in Egypt, the carrier serves a network of some 70 international routes spread across Europe, the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, Central Asia and North Africa.