Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Air Arabia begins year with new passenger traffic record


Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, flew a record number of passengers in January 2013 as the airline carried almost half a million passengers. Latest statistics released by the airline show that it carried a total of 492,847 passengers in the month, an increase of nearly 15 percent as compared to a year earlier. This represents the highest number of passengers that the airline handled in a month since inception.

The airline’s seat load factor – passengers as a percentage of total seats available – stood at an impressive 82.5 percent, further demonstrating the growing popularity of the Air Arabia’s value for money services.

Read more: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130227154688

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