YEREVAN. – Air Arabia will start flights to Yerevan from Sharjah, UAE, starting from August 16, company’s Corporate Communications Manager Housam Raydan said.

Yerevan is to become the 86th destination of the company, he added, speaking to the media in Yerevan on Tuesday. The company will operate 2 roundtrip flights weekly on Tuesdays and Fridays. The flights will be realized by Airbus A320, which is the sole aircraft of the company’s fleet.

“We do not compromise at all when it comes to safety and timeliness. As for on-board comfort, we do not have first or business class, but our economy class has the largest seat pitch in the world, which is 32 inches”, he said.

Although the company positions itself as a no-frills airline, passengers are allowed to take up to 30 kg of free luggage – an option not available with other low-cost competitors, Raydan added.

He chose not to comment on competing airlines, including FlyDubai, which also flies form UAE o Yerevan.

“We believe there’s a big potential for the Armenian market to grow it can take more than two airlines”.

Another advantage of the company, he added, is a large network of routes, including 13 cities in India alone and 25 in Indian subcontinent.

“That is good news for 2,000 Indian students staying in Yerevan. Now they can fly via Sharjah to a variety of cities in India, as close to their hometown as possible”. On the other way round, the company has additionally advertised Armenia to Indian customers on the occasion of opening the new flight.

Besides, Sharjah, a regional transit hub, may serve a number of destinations in South and Southwest Asia, Raydan added.

Roundtrip flight from Yerevan to Sharjah will cost $175 per person until the end of October. Towards the New Year the price is supposed to rise to, but not exceeding, $300-odd.

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