UAE- Air India Express to Start Flights to Ras al Khaimah International Airport

2/13/2016 5:06:24 AM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

RAS AL KHAIMAH 13th February 2016 (WAM) -- Ras al-Khaimah International Airport has announced that Air India Express India's leading low cost carrier will start flights to the northern emirate from this March.

This comes on the back of the commencement of scheduled flights by Qatar Airways between Ras al-Khaimah and Doha last week and the announcement of other development projects at RAK International.

Air India Express will start with 4 flights per week to Kozhikode (Calicut) starting on the 28th March and are looking to expand to a daily service in near future. The growing number of Indian expatriates in the Northern Emirates has had to cope with limited options from air carriers over the past few years as demand has risen. The new route will help to alleviate those issues.

Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi Chairman of RAK Airport and Department of Civil Aviation said "I am delighted to welcome Air India Express to Ras al-Khaimah. There was much need for this connectivity but we also believe that this route may require more than a daily frequency to satisfy the growing demand. We would therefore urge the authorities to consider the needs of the passengers and increase seat allocations for high demand sectors."

He thanked H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras al-Khaimah for his vision and support to the aviation sector. He also expressed his gratitude to Air India Express for starting the much needed route assured them of full support from RAK Airport and wished them every success for the future.

Ras al-Khaimah International's CEO Mohammed Qazi commented "India has strong ties with Ras al-Khaimah for the business and leisure markets going both ways. We are confident that the route will be a great success as the market already exists and is growing. We hope to see Air India Express grow its footprint in the Northern Emirates both in terms of frequencies and routes. As well as passengers originating in Ras al-Khaimah the Airport is easily accessible from Fujairah Ajman Umm Al Quwain and Sharjah and with quick passenger processing efficient aircraft turnaround no slot restriction and free car parking we are the ideal location for low cost airlines to operate from."

Ras al-Khaimah's connections with India are growing. The emirate has become a popular base for Indian business with over 6000 companies availing themselves of the emirate's free zones and other operating formats.

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