Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, today announced the launch of a bus service for its passengers travelling from Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) to Sharjah International Airport. The new service is aimed to greatly enhance the convenience for passengers in terms of an alternative mode of transport to Sharjah International Airport.
The bus service will operate twice daily with the first one departing RAK at 9:00 AM in the morning. The service will help passengers with connections to flights leaving for Chittagong, Bangaldesh; Alexandria, Egypt; Kathmandu, Nepal; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Kochi, India; and Sana’a, Yemen.
The second bus departs RAK at 18:00 PM and will help passengers with connections to flights leaving for Bangalore, Calicut, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Jaipur, Kochi, Mumbai and Hyderabad in India; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Istanbul, Turkey; Assiut, Egypt; and Damascus, Syria.
Passengers can board the bus from two pickup points, Air Arabia General Sales Agent office on Oman Road, Al Nakheel Street (opposite to RAK Bank). Alternatively, they can board the bus from Al Hamra Mall (opposite RAK Ceramics).
“The launch of the bus service from RAK to Sharjah International Airport will be a great benefit for our passengers given the significant volume of passengers travelling on this route,” said Head of Commercial Department of Air Arabia’s Sharjah hub. This new service will directly address the challenges our customers were facing with regards to an affordable mode of transport with convenient timings and pickup points across RAK.”
To reserve seats on the bus service, customers can visit the Air Arabia website www.airarabia.com, call a dedicated phone number in RAK which is 07 2221144 or book the same through select travel agents. There will be a minimal transport charge applicable for each passenger for this service.
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