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Air Arabia review by T Xia
22 March 2008 Customer Trip Rating : 
Sharjah to Muscat 2hrs delayed. Muscat to Sharjah 3.5hrs delayed. Bahrain to Sharjah 2.5 hrs
delayed. Air Arabia has very bad on timings performance, therefore if you go for business trip, you
should not fly with this airline.
Air Arabia review by Alexandru Dumitru
12 January 2007 Customer Trip Rating : n/a
Istanbul to Kathmandu, and Jaipur to Istanbul, I found the service provided by
Air Arabia to be efficient, prompt and reliable. No delays, a fair service
onboard (with a good selection of snacks at a reasonable price), as well as a
quick transfer and 96 hour visa desk. The only problem is that in the evening
(around 9-10pm the airport in Sharjah is crowded, with many departures and
arrivals. The immigration / security check sections are understaffed for this
situation and there can be long queues. Hopefully the airport service will
improve. Otherwise, a fair mark for Air Arabia, both for the service quality and
for the good coverage of the Middle East & Central Asia.
Air Arabia review by Haseeb Soleja
26 August 2006
It's a boon for business travellers who travel regularly within GCC. Excellent
flight timings, friendly staff, on-time departures / arrivals and quality food
on board at nominal price makes it ideal in terms of value for money. However
the best feature I like of Air Arabia is the convenience of booking on-line from
their fantastic web portal.
Air Arabia review by Geoffrey Stevens
18 April 2006
Recently flew from Sharjah to Aqaba to Sharjah for a family weekend in Petra,
Jordan. Schedule convenient, flights on time, clean and comfortable aircraft and
very friendly cabin crew. On board food can be purchased with a good selection
of quality sandwiches at very reasonable prices. Seats have a very good pitch
and aircraft on both flights were very new. This airline is expanding in the
middle east and I would recommend using them anytime as they are extremely good
value for money. Also, Sharjah airport much less congested than nearby Dubai.
The whole experience resulted in a great holiday.
Air Arabia review by Vineet Meghrajani
27 January 2006
NAG-SHJ. A320 on this sector having television screens for every 3 rows.
Earphones cost Dh 10 on board, but I advise you to bring your walkman earphones
and plug them in. The aisle is at least 7 inches wider than a normal A320, and
if one person attempts to stow his baggage in the overhead locker, the person
behind him can move ahead without any discomfort, and there are no bottlenecks.
Seat pitch is good and even a 6ft 2ins person can stretch out comfortably.
Air Arabia review by Stephen Kennedy
2 November 2005
Have flown from Doha to Sharjah quite a few times now and although Air Arabia is
an excellent no-frills airline I must comment on the unreliability of the flight
times from Doha, on 2 occasions I have had to wait more than 5 hours for my 45
minute flight and have had little help from the ground staff. The last time I
flew from Doha on the 13th October and the flight was supposed to be 12.50,we
took off at 6.35.After repeatedly asking ground staff what was the hold up, I
was told it was "technical" and that it would be sorted in 15 minutes. This went
on for more than 5 hours with a whole plane load of passengers wandering around
the airport very confused. There is very little trouble at the Sharjah end for
departures and arrivals and I just hope that something can be done at the Doha
end to avoid any more lengthy delays.
Air Arabia review by Michael Krevet
10 November 2004
For a low cost carrier Air Arabia is an excellent choice to fly within the
Middle East and beyond. Fast, efficient check-in in Sharjah, you can show up at
the Check-In counter 45 min. before departure, which is impossible in Dubai.
Short ways in Sharjah Airport, quite hassle free. New, spotless clean planes,
very much on time. I flew Air Arabia 4 times so far, to Kuwait two times, Beirut
and Colombo. Very reasonable prices for snacks and drinks, only AED 10 for a
large sandwich and AED 4 for a soft drink (US$ 2.50 and 1.00 approx). Very fast
internet reservation website, quick and user friendly.
Air Arabia
review by G Chew
9 July 2004
Following my flight from SHJ-Beirut, I flew back yesterday from Damascus. The
inflight service was just as good, though the aircraft was older. However, the
check-in in Damascus was terrible, with all the line for the three desks merging
into one big mass of people pushing to get served. I was waiting for over an
hour before I got to the counter. I asked for a window, and got a middle seat
(they said they had no more windows). I had to wait five minutes before someone
could print me out a new boarding pass, and eventually I got an aisle seat. I
went to clear immigration, and was told, once i had had my passport stamped that
I needed to pay 200Syrian pounds airport tax (mentioned nowhere, even at
check-in). I had to go back through security to buy the tax, then go back
airside, and push my way through to the front of the immigration queue (I had
been queuing at check- in so long, the flight was boarding). Once on the plane,
it appeared that the flight was only half full, and I had the entire row to
myself, so why they could initially only give me a middle seat, I don't know.
Back in Sharjah, the immigration area is confusingly laid out, and getting a
queue that moves is pot luck. here again, everyone is pushing to get served. A
nightmare on the ground, but great in the air.
Air Arabia
review by G Chew
22 June 2004
I recently flew from Sharjah to Beirut. The staff were very friendly, and I was
given 11A, an exit seat, so I had a lot of leg room, though all the seats seemed
to have buckets of space (more than my previous LH economy flight). The pay-food
was good value and tasty, and we landed in Beirut 30 mins early. The attendants
came though the cabin twice with free water. The A320 seemed brand new, and was
very clean. A great Flight.
Air Arabia
review by Lina Sayegh
21 June 2004
I've tried flying with Air-Arabia and the fare is cheap. but the problem lies in
the passengers, well in such an low cost flight one may encounter those
passengers that shower only once a week and whose habits are a bit rude or
nasty.
Air Arabia
review by Erik Jenner
5 April 2004
Damascus to Sharjah with Air Arabia on march 27. Air Arabia is a low-cost
airline - never had such legroom at other airlines in economy class. Staff was
very friendly and helpful. I can recommend this airline for travelling in the
Middle East.
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