UAE flights: Air Arabia plans to double its current fleet capacity within next 12 months

UAE flights: Air Arabia plans to double its current fleet capacity within next 12 months

Group CEO says ongoing expansion plans will help service more unique and rapidly growing markets

Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer of Air Arabia. — Wam

By Wam Published: Tue 6 Jun 2023, 12:33 AM

Air Arabia has revealed its plans to double its current fleet capacity within the next 12 months, in a step that aims to support Abu Dhabi's leisure and business tourism market and its growing aviation needs.

In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (Wam), Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer of Air Arabia, said: "Tourism is one of the key pillars of the UAE economy. Abu Dhabi is an emirate with solid destination appeal and our enhanced fleet size will continue to support the current robust inbound tourism, in line with the emirate's long-term vision of growing regional and global visitor numbers."

"In 2022, a record 15.9 million guests travelled through Abu Dhabi, nearly threefold the number of visitors in 2021 at 5.26 million. Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, which complements Etihad Airways' services from the UAE capital, is contributing to this remarkable growth by catering to the growing low-cost travel market segment in the region," Al Ali added, highlighting Air Arabia Abu Dhabi's contribution to the capital's