May 2021 373 Sharjah-based Air Arabia, one of the largest low-cost carriers in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, has reported a net profit of AED34 million (9.2 million) for the first quarter, a 52 per cent less than the corresponding 2020 figure of AED71 million ($19.3 million) amid Covid s continued impact on the aviation’s industry financial and operational performance. Announcing the results for the three months ending March 31, Air Arabia said its turnover plunged 37 per cent to AED572 million compared to the corresponding first quarter of 2020. More than 1.3 million passengers flew with Air Arabia between January and March 2021 across the carrier’s five hubs while the airline’s average seat load factor – or passengers carried as a percentage of available seats – during the first three months of 2021 maintained a high average and stood at 77 per cent, it stated.
Sharjah-based Air Arabia, a leading low-cost airline, has announced the resumption of direct flights between Sharjah (UAE) and Luxor (Egypt), starting on February 23.
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Wizz Air Abu Dhabi will become the UAE s sixth carrier after Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, a joint venture between Sharjah-based Air Arabia and Etihad Airways that began operations in July. The Wizz Air joint venture’s operations launched after Abu Dhabi eased travel restrictions and announced it will welcome international visitors starting December 24.
Travellers arriving from 16 “green” countries will not be required to quarantine upon arrival in Abu Dhabi. Instead, they must take a PCR test when they land and self-isolate until they receive a negative result. Follow-up PCR tests are then required on the sixth and 12th days after arriving in Abu Dhabi.
Mideast Nations Close Borders Over Fears of Mutant Virus Bloomberg 12/21/2020 Adveith Nair and Reema Alothman
(Bloomberg) Countries in the Middle East moved to shutter borders on Monday amid fears over the fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus that the U.K. has said is “out of control.”
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman halted international flights and closed borders for a week, while Israel won’t allow foreigners with the exception of diplomats to enter the country. Israelis returning from the U.K., Denmark and South Africa will be sent to government-run quarantine sites.
United Arab Emirates’ Etihad Airways temporally halted flights with the Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman effective immediately to “curb the spread” of the virus, state-run WAM reported. Air traffic between the U.K. and Dubai had been expected to climb by a third in December following the creation of a travel corridor.