Air Arabia lowers fare for Dubai Shopping Festival

Kolkata, Jan 21 : Air Arabia, the largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, Thursday unveiled special packages for the Dubai Shopping Festival.

The fares start from Rs 18,595 for a two night stay and include return airfare, visa arrangement to UAE, hotel stay and all flight surcharges.

Air Arabia's low fares will enable shopping enthusiasts from across the country to partake in one of the biggest shopping extravaganzas and are valid till 31st March 2010, said an airline release.

As part of the promotion, Air Arabia has tied up with a range of three, four and five-star hotels in Sharjah to offer attractive packages. The airline will make travel for DSF even more convenient by facilitating visa arrangement to the UAE from across its 13 destinations in India.

A K Nizar, Head of Commercial Department, Air Arabia said "The Dubai Shopping Festival is one of the most eagerly awaited shopping extravaganzas in the world. We have designed this special promotion for our customers in India so that they can experience the festival. This package also extends to stay and visa, making travel a hassle free experience."

In addition to this, the airline has extended its special 2009 year end packages till March 2010. The offer includes roundtrip tickets to Sharjah, UAE along with a one-month UAE tourist visa, for just INR 13,650.

Air Arabia flies directly from its hub in Sharjah to Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Jaipur, Kochi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Coimbatore,Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Kozhikode, Delhi and Goa.